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An Uncertain Hour - The French, The Germans, The Jews, The Klaus Barbie Trial, and the City of Lyon, 1940-1945 by Ted Morgan |
Why were the French so easily defeated and why did so many collaborate, either actively or passively with the Germans? This fascinating and disturbing book provides some answers. As well as details of the Barbie trial, it covers many stories including the search for the Resistance leader, Jean Moulin, the disastrous struggle of the maquis in the Vercors and the tale of the fate of the 44 inhabitants of the Jewish children's home in Izieu.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 38 February 2007 ) |
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