If you're looking for an anecdotal account of life on the plateau during World War Two then this may not be your best choice. If, however, you are more academically-minded, and especially if your Vichy history is up to scratch, you'd do well to look this one out.
For another book by the same author, set 150 years previously, try [[Dancing to the Precipice : Lucie De La Tour Du Pin and the French Revolution by Caroline Moorehead|Dancing to the Precipice: Lucie De La Tour Du Pin and the French Revolution]]. Or have a look at Matthew Cobb's [[The Resistance: The French Fight Against the Nazis by Matthew Cobb|TheResistance: The French Fight Against the Nazis]] for an account of the Resistance (with a capital 'R') in France during the Second World War.
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