Thomas R. Christofferson (Author) Thomas R. Christofferson is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of History Emeritus at Drew University. His publications include The French Socialists in Power, 1981–1986: From Autogestion to Cohabitation.Michael S. Christofferson (Author) Michael S. Christofferson is Associate Professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University, Erie. His publications include French Intellectuals against the Left: The Antitotalitarian Moment of the 1970s.

"With its comprehensive coverage and clear, readable prose, this text is ideal for undergraduate use. Highly recommended." -Choice "...A well-packed narrative of the years of violence and despair that marked France during the international and domestic debacle of World War II." -H-France Review " ... An excellent synthesis of the controversies and scholarly literature in English and French that surround the defeat of France in 1940 and subsequent years of Vichy and occupation." -The Historian "Offers a strong interpretive, historiographic framework, outlining the major trends in examining Vichy since 1945." -- -Donna Ryan author of The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France "...addresses a large set of issues in compact fashion." -- -Kathryn Amdur, Emory University author of Syndicalist Legacy: Trade Unions and Politics in Two French Cities in the Era of World War I

Thomas R. Christofferson (Author) Thomas R. Christofferson is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of History Emeritus at Drew University. His publications include The French Socialists in Power, 1981–1986: From Autogestion to Cohabitation.Michael S. Christofferson (Author) Michael S. Christofferson is Associate Professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University, Erie. His publications include French Intellectuals against the Left: The Antitotalitarian Moment of the 1970s.

"With its comprehensive coverage and clear, readable prose, this text is ideal for undergraduate use. Highly recommended." -Choice "...A well-packed narrative of the years of violence and despair that marked France during the international and domestic debacle of World War II." -H-France Review " ... An excellent synthesis of the controversies and scholarly literature in English and French that surround the defeat of France in 1940 and subsequent years of Vichy and occupation." -The Historian "Offers a strong interpretive, historiographic framework, outlining the major trends in examining Vichy since 1945." -- -Donna Ryan author of The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France "...addresses a large set of issues in compact fashion." -- -Kathryn Amdur, Emory University author of Syndicalist Legacy: Trade Unions and Politics in Two French Cities in the Era of World War I

Thomas R. Christofferson (Author) Thomas R. Christofferson is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of History Emeritus at Drew University. His publications include The French Socialists in Power, 1981–1986: From Autogestion to Cohabitation.Michael S. Christofferson (Author) Michael S. Christofferson is Associate Professor of History at The Pennsylvania State University, Erie. His publications include French Intellectuals against the Left: The Antitotalitarian Moment of the 1970s.

"With its comprehensive coverage and clear, readable prose, this text is ideal for undergraduate use. Highly recommended." -Choice "...A well-packed narrative of the years of violence and despair that marked France during the international and domestic debacle of World War II." -H-France Review " ... An excellent synthesis of the controversies and scholarly literature in English and French that surround the defeat of France in 1940 and subsequent years of Vichy and occupation." -The Historian "Offers a strong interpretive, historiographic framework, outlining the major trends in examining Vichy since 1945." -- -Donna Ryan author of The Holocaust & the Jews of Marseille: The Enforcement of Anti-Semitic Policies in Vichy France "...addresses a large set of issues in compact fashion." -- -Kathryn Amdur, Emory University author of Syndicalist Legacy: Trade Unions and Politics in Two French Cities in the Era of World War I