France and Second World War : occupation, collaboration and resistance

Author(s)

• Davies, Peter

Bibliographic Information

France and Second World War : occupation, collaboration and resistance

Peter Davies

（Introductions to history）

Routledge, 2001 [i.e. 2000]

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 131-137

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780415238960

Description

France and the Second World War is a concise introduction to a crucial and controversial period of French history - world war and occupation. During World War Two, France had the dramatic experience of occupation by the Germans and the legacy of this traumatic time has lived on until today, to the enduring fascination of historians and students. France and the Second World War provides a fresh and balanced insight into the events of this era of conflict, exploring the key themes of: * Occupation as a social, economic and political phenomenon * the Vichy regime and the politics of collaboration * the 'resistance', resistors and its ideology * the liberation * the legacy of the wartime period.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415238977

Description

France and the Second World War is a concise introduction to a crucial and controversial period of French history - world war and occupation. During World War Two, France had the dramatic experience of occupation by the Germans and the legacy of this traumatic time has lived on until today, to the enduring fascination of historians and students. France and the Second World War provides a fresh and balanced insight into the events of this era of conflict, exploring the key themes of: * Occupation as a social, economic and political phenomenon * the Vichy regime and the politics of collaboration * the 'resistance', resistors and its ideology * the liberation * the legacy of the wartime period.

Table of Contents

Preface, Chronology of key events, Introduction: background and context, 1. Occupation: French and Germans, 2. Vichy and collaboration: from the National Revolution to Hitler's revolution, 3. Resistance: internal and external, 4. Liberation: freedom, hope and relief, 5. Legacy: an era still alive, Evaluation: issues and themes, Notes, Bibliography, Index

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Details

• NCID: BA49701014
• ISBN:
  • 041523896X
  • 0415238978
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 145 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA47074591