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

by Ronald C. Rosbottom

Book Overview

The spellbinding and revealing chronicle of Nazi-occupied Paris.

On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France accepted a humiliating defeat and foreign occupation. Subsequently, an eerie sense of normalcy settled over the City of Light. Many Parisians keenly adapted themselves to the situation-even allied themselves with their Nazi overlords.

At the same time, amidst this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316217433
• ISBN13: 9780316217439
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"