Paris at war, 1939-1944

Introduction: the road to war, September 1938-September 1939

The phoney war, 3 September 1939-10 May 1940

Blitzkrieg and exodus, 10 May 1940-14 June 1940

Parisians and Germans, Germans and Parisians

Paris, German capital of France

Unemployment, rationing, Vichy against Jews, Montoire

From mass street protest to the "fuhrer's generous gesture"

Protests, pillaging, "v" for victory, the first roundup of Jews

Resistance and repression

Resistance, punishment, allied bombs, and deportation

SS seizure of security, the yellow star, the vel'd'hiv' roundup, la releve

Denunciations, distractions, deprivations

Labour conscription, resistance, the French gestapo

Anti-Bolshevism, black market, more bombs, Drancy

A serial killer on the run, Petain in Paris, the milice on the rampage, the allies on their way

The liberation of Paris

Conclusion.

Introduction: the road to war, September 1938-September 1939

The phoney war, 3 September 1939-10 May 1940

Blitzkrieg and exodus, 10 May 1940-14 June 1940

Parisians and Germans, Germans and Parisians

Paris, German capital of France

Unemployment, rationing, Vichy against Jews, Montoire

From mass street protest to the "fuhrer's generous gesture"

Protests, pillaging, "v" for victory, the first roundup of Jews

Resistance and repression

Resistance, punishment, allied bombs, and deportation

SS seizure of security, the yellow star, the vel'd'hiv' roundup, la releve

Denunciations, distractions, deprivations

Labour conscription, resistance, the French gestapo

Anti-Bolshevism, black market, more bombs, Drancy

A serial killer on the run, Petain in Paris, the milice on the rampage, the allies on their way

The liberation of Paris

Conclusion.