{"product_id":"9780316217446-when-paris-went-dark-the-city-of-light-under-german-occupation","title":"When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation,","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Ronald C Rosbottom\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 480\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 darkening gloom of German ruthlessness, shortages, and curfews, a resistance arose. Parisians of all stripes -- Jews, immigrants, adolescents, communists, rightists, cultural icons such as Colette, de Beauvoir, Camus and Sartre, as well as police officers, teachers, students, and store owners -- rallied around a little known French military officer, Charles de Gaulle.   When Paris Went Dark evokes with stunning precision the detail of daily life in a city under occupation, and the brave people who fought against the darkness. Relying on a range of resources -- memoirs, diaries, letters, archives, interviews, personal histories, flyers and posters, fiction, photographs, film and historical studies -- Rosbottom has forged a groundbreaking book that will forever influence how we understand those dark years in the City of Light.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68028373958810,"sku":"9780316217446","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/1625\/7690\/files\/9780316217446-us-300.jpg?v=1793630694","url":"https:\/\/castlebooks.com.au\/products\/9780316217446-when-paris-went-dark-the-city-of-light-under-german-occupation","provider":"Castlebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}