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Occupation : the ordeal of France, 1940-1944 by Ousby, Ian is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Occupation : the ordeal of France, 1940-1944 about?
France was slow and somewhat ineffectual in organizing resistance movement. In <i> Occupation </i> Ian Ousby challenges the myth that France was liberated " by the whole of France." The author explores the Nazi occupation of France with superb detail and eyewitness accounts that range from famous figures like Simone de Beauvoir, Charles de Gaulle, Andre Gide, Jean-Paul Sartre and Gertrude Stein to ordinary citizens, forgotten heroes and traitors.
Who reads Occupation : the ordeal of France, 1940-1944?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ousby, Ian
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Press; Cooper Square Publishing, LLC
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780815410430
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.63 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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