PART I: Life During Wartime
France fell to the German Blitzkrieg in six weeks. A complete contrast to the four years of trench warfare of WWI. From the invasion to the occupation to the Allies retaking Paris, I've collected several books on the French experience. 1. Strange Victory: Hitler's Conquest of France, Ernest May (2000). Details how Hitler believed in his victory over the French. Bought new. 2. And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris, Alan Riding (2010). During the Nazi occupation, cultural life in Paris continued to thrive. Maurice Chevalier and Edith Piaf sang in night clubs, Picaso continued to paint, and Jean Paul Sartre wrote and produced plays. Bought used at BJ's books in Warrenton. 3. Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation, Glass, Charles (2011). A fascinating series of accounts of Americans caught in Paris during the Nazi occupation. Many heroic stories you've never heard in...