The Unfree French: Life Under the Occupation
- ISBN-10
- 0140296840
- ISBN-13
- 9780140296846
- Category
- France
- Pages
- 476
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- Richard Vinen
Description
The swift and unexpected defeat of the French Army in 1940 shocked the nation. This compelling book investigates the impact of the occupation on the people of France and dispels any lingering notion that somehow, under the collaborating government of Marshal Petain, life was quite tolerable for most French citizens.
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