Season of Infamy: A Diary of War and Occupation, 1939-1945

by Charles Rist

Book Overview

In 1939, the 65-year old French political economist Charles Rist was serving as advisor to the French government and consultant to the international banking and business world. As France anxiously awaited a German invasion, Rist traveled to America to negotiate embargo policy. Days after his return to Paris, the German offensive began and with it the infamous season of occupation. Retreating to his villa in Versailles, Rist turned his energies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253019443
• ISBN13: 9780253019448
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"