When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944

from Michael

Fascinating story, extremely well written

from nemoman

When the Germans invaded Paris in WWII, there were those who stayed and those who left. This is the story of those who stayed. There was a fine line between collaboration and simply going along to get along. The Germans wanted to be accepted, but knew they were reviled. The book makes it clear th...

from EricCostello

I re-found this book on my library's shelves, and remembered it as being pretty good. My memory was correct; this is a well-written, engaging account of Paris during the 1940-1944 German occupation. The author does something I have a weakness for: haul you into the footnotes at the bottom of the ...

from gordon

very easy to read and to .enjoy learning about this slice of remarkable history.

from markm2315

An excellent example of two phenomena: the human desire to describe past events as simple stories, and that when one examines an historical event or period more and more closely, our preconceptions are challenged by the complex nature of reality. Prof. Rosbottom has written an account of the Germ...