France: The Dark Years, 1940-1944

Author: Jackson, Julian (, Queen Mary, University of London)

European history

Published on 6 March 2003 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 688 pages, 2 Maps
232 x 157 x 37 | 1030g

The French call them 'the Dark Years'...

This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history.

Taking in ordinary people's experiences of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation, it uncovers the conflicting memories of occupation which ensure that even today France continues to debate the legacy of the Vichy years.