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Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation (Paperback)

by Robert Gildea (Author)

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Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Picador USA; Reprint edition (1 Jun 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0312423594
ISBN-13: 978-0312423599
Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 2.8 cm

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'If there is one book on Vichy which people should read then this is surely it.' Michael Burleigh 'Excellent... a peculiarly rich book, enlightening about conscription, forced labour, the role of the Catholic Church, sex between German soldiers and French women ('horizontal collaboration') and much else' Frank McLynn, New Statesman 'Gildea's revisionist account is the most convincing and lucid that I have read. Rather as his Oxford colleague Roy Foster did for Irish history (when he rubbished the "400 years of national suffering" version that has had such disastrous consequences), Gildea has succeeded in giving us a startlingly original view of what we thought was a familiar period.' Patrick Marnham, Sunday Telegraph --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Independent, September 2003

Magnificent, award-winning history of France from 1940 to 1945. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great insight into the French Occupation!, 6 Sep 2003

By	Mrs L J Carroll (Perth, Perth & Kinross United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marianne In Chains: In Search of the German Occupation 1940-45 (Paperback)

I bought this book to read on my return from a holiday in France as I wanted to know more about the country's past. To my mind it is a fairly academic text and it would probably be of value to history scholars as well as anyone else with an interest in WWII. As a lawyer with no knowledge of this period I found the book extremely thought provoking and I read a little each night over a two or three week period.

In particular, the book raises interesting issues regarding the constantly shifting balance of power which existed between German military personnel stationed in France and the local mayors and other French officials who were obliged to work together in the occupied zone. It also offers an interesting insight into the way in which many ordinary French people adapted and coped with life under the occupation. Professor Gildea demonstrates with reference to personal case histories that in many cases individuals cunningly managed to "work the system" to their own advantage and French officials often negotiated with the Germans. However, as the war continued and the German position weakened elsewhere in Europe delicate negotiations with the oppressor became more difficult.

The author has undertaken very detailed research and retrieved much fascinating information from diocesan and other archives as well as interviewing individuals with recollections of the era. This text has inspired me to read more about the Occupation and the Vichy regime and I would thoroughly recommend it to other readers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gildea comes up trumps again, 27 Jul 2007

By	A. J. Barber "barbert" (Rome, Italy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Marianne In Chains: In Search of the German Occupation 1940-45 (Paperback)

First came "The Past in French History" - we all took off our chapeaux in respect. Then came "France since 1945" - no one has said so much in so few pages. And now we have "Marianne in Chains" - who would ever have thought the history of the Loire Valley could be so interesting? Well done, mate. You deserve a knighthood.

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