Protest, Defiance and Resistance in the Channel Islands: German Occupation, 1940-45

by Louise Willmot, Paul Sanders, Gilly Carr

Book Overview

The Nazi occupation of Europe of World War Two is acknowledged as a defining juncture and an important identity-building experience throughout contemporary Europe. Resistance is what 'saves' European societies from an otherwise chequered record of collaboration on the part of their economic, political, cultural and religious elites. Opposition took pride of place as a legitimizing device in the post-war order and has since become an indelible part...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147253624X
• ISBN13: 9781472536242
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"