the City of Light under German occupation, 1940-44 Rosbottom, Ronald C. creator text enk London John Murray 2015 monographic eng

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447 p.: ill.; 20 cm Describes what life was like in Paris after June 1940, when the Nazis occupied France, juxtaposing the eerie sense of normalcy felt by many Parisians with the passion of the strong resistance movement that rose around Charles de Gaulle. Chronology of the Occupation of Paris -- Major Personalities -- Preface -- Introduction -- A Nation Disintegrates -- Waiting for Hitler -- Minuet (1940-1941) -- City Without a Face-The Occupier's Lament -- Narrowed Lives -- The Dilemmas of Resistance -- The Most Narrowed Lives-The Hunt for Jews -- How Much Longer? (1942-1944) -- Liberation-A Whodunit -- Angry Aftermath-Back on Paris Time -- Is Paris Still Occupied? -- Appendix: De Gaulle's Speech on the Liberation of Paris -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. Ronald C. Rosbottom Originally published: 2014. Paris (France) -- History -- 1940-1944 France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 France Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 Francia París (Francia) Historia 1940-1944 Francia Historia Ocupación alemana, 1940-1944 D 762 R789w 2015 944.0816 9781848547391 9781848547384 170912 20230410143205.0 spa