The noted historian Richard Cobb presents an engaging synthesis of research, combined with highly original observations and analyses of the war years in France. The reader is given access to a unique private chronicle of the relations between occupants and occupés, which provides the "I was there" understanding that is a hallmark of Cobb's well-known ability to humanize history. The author characterizes this work as "an essay in interpretation and imagination, an evocation drawing heavily on literary, or semi-literary, sources and even on autobiography, rather than a straight piece of history. The book is about people, individuals, rather than about institutions and administration." A recognized classic is now back in print.
- ISBN10 1512603376
- ISBN13 9781512603378
- Publish Date 12 July 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Brandeis University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 222
- Language English