Deposition, 1940-1944
Author | : Léon Werth |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2018 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190499549 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190499540 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Deposition, 1940-1944 by : Léon Werth
Download or read book Deposition, 1940-1944 written by Léon Werth and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This diary is one of the most precious--and readable--pieces of testimony about life in Vichy France under Nazi occupation. Léon Werth was a Jewish writer who left Paris in June 1940 and hid out in a small village. We see how the Occupation affected life in the countryside and, after his return to Paris, the insurrection of August 1944.