Bibliograph

Uncensored France, an eyewitness account of France under the occupation

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Uncensored France, an eyewitness account of France under the occupation

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Uncensored France

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

an eyewitness account of France under the occupation

Summary

Uncensored France, first published in 1942, is the eyewitness account of Associated Press correspondent Roy Porter during the Nazi takeover and occupation of France in World War II. The book, covering the author's time in occupied France between June 1940 to November 1941, is a well-written report of daily life in Paris and the provinces, and includes interviews with French citizens, political leaders such as Pierre Laval and Marshal Pétain, and German military officials. Porter provides insight into everyday life in France, including the growth of the black-market to obtain food and gasoline, Paris' nightlife, travel, and roundups by the military of civilians. Porter also describes the initial take-over of France by the German army, and describes a visit to the quickly bypassed Maginot Line on France's eastern border

Target audience

adult

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