1st Edition
In the Shadow of the Swastika A Woman’s Perspective on Life in Occupied France, 1940
170 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
170 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Éliane Brault’s book tells a remarkable tale of betrayal and bravery on an unexpected scale. Its audience includes everyone fascinated by the drama of the German invasion and occupation of France in World War II. But only now, for the first time, is Brault’s moving story available in English translation.
This account of 1940 draws on Brault’s extensive network of fellow journalists and social... Read more
List of Maps and Figures
Frequently Used Names, Terms, and Acronyms
Biographical and Historical Chronology
In the Shadow of the Swastika: A Woman’s Perspective on Life in Occupied France, 1940
1 The Invasion
2 An Upstanding German Occupation
3 Political Failures at Work
4 The Black Market
Letter to “Jacky”: One Day
Appendices
1 Text from Chapters 3 and 4
2 Details from Note on the Translation
Acknowledgements
Index
Biography
James Smith Allen is Professor Emeritus of History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. After exploring the social history of the book and the literary lives of women in modern France, he is now working on the acculturation of Americans in twentieth-century Paris.
