Devil's Captain

Allan Mitchell (1933-2016) received his PhD from Harvard in 1961, then taught at Smith College (1961-1972) and the University of California, San Diego (1972-1992). His most recent books were The Great Train Race: Railways and the Franco-German Rivalry 1815–1914 (Berghahn Books, 2000); Rêves Parisiens: L’échec de projets de transport public en France au XIXème siècle (Ponts-et-Chaussées, Paris, 2005); A Stranger in Paris: Germany’s Role in Republican France, 1870–1940 (Berghahn Books, 2006); and Nazi Paris: The History of an Occupation, 1940–1944 (Berghahn Books, 2008).

“Mitchell’s book is a highly recommendable, short mise au point.” • The Historian“The debate about German occupation, French collaboration and resistance, and the relationship between the German military elite and the political leadership of the Nazis during the Second World War will continue, but this volume allows access to a unique and outstanding source, written by an equally remarkable and controversial writer at an extraordinary moment.” • German History“Mitchell’s concise, informative, and clearly written essay is a fine pendant to his Nazi Past, and provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a critical, yet deeply patriotic German writer.” • French Review“[This book] impresses with its thoroughness, insight, and balanced analysis.” • H-Soz-u-Kult

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. The LonerChapter 2. The Road to ParisPhotograph Section IChapter 3. Man About TownChapter 4. Dreaming and MusingChapter 5. Strange InterludeChapter 6. Kniébolo and the NazisPhotograph Section IIChapter 7. The Plot Against HitlerChapter 8. Telling OmissionsChapter 9. Immediate AfterthoughtsChapter 10. The CorrespondentPhotograph Section IIIPostscript: Liebe SophieConclusionList of AbbreviationsNotesSelected BibliographyName IndexSubject Index