Nazi Paris : : The History of an Occupation, 1940-1944 / / Allan Mitchell.

• VerfasserIn: Mitchell, Allan,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)

Basing his extensive research into hitherto unexploited archival documentation on both sides of the Rhine, Allan Mitchell has uncovered the inner workings of the German military regime from the Wehrmacht’s triumphal entry into Paris in June 1940 to its ignominious withdrawal in August 1944. Although mindful of the French experience and the fundamental issue of collaboration, the author concentrates on the complex problems of occupying a foreign territory after a surprisingly swift conquest. By exploring in detail such topics as the regulation of public comportment, economic policy, forced labor, culture and propaganda, police activity, persecution and deportation of Jews, assassinations, executions, and torture, this study supersedes earlier attempts to investigate the German domination and exploitation of wartime France. In doing so, these findings provide an invaluable complement to the work of scholars who have viewed those dark years exclusively or mainly from the French perspective.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Taking Over (June 1940–June 1941) -- 1. Law and Order -- 2. Rules and Regulations -- 3. Economy and Armament -- 4. Culture and Propaganda -- 5. Germans and Jews -- Part II: Cracking Down (June 1941–November 1942) -- 6. The Hostage Crisis -- 7. A Dangerous Place -- 8. Strict Controls and Stringent Quotas -- 9. A Lost Battle -- 10. Eichmann in Paris -- Part III: Holding On (November 1942–June 1944) -- 11. A Turn of Fortune -- 12. A Police State -- 13. A Deep Contradiction -- 14. A Waning Hope -- 15. A Wretched Conclusion -- Part IV: Pulling Out (June–August 1944) -- 16. The Twilight Weeks -- Epilogue: The Long Handshake -- Appendix: Classified French Police Files at the Archives Nationales in Paris -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index