num_pages: 528
description: In France, the German occupation is called simply the "dark years." There were only the "good French" who resisted and the "bad French" who collaborated. Marianne in Chains, a broad and provocative history drawing on previously unseen archives, firsthand interviews, diaries, and eyewitness accounts, uncovers the complex truth of the time. Robert Gildea's groundbreaking study reveals the everyday life in the heart of occupied France; the pressing imperatives of work, food, transportation, and family obligations that led to unavoidable compromise and negotiation with the army of occupation.
language: English
title: Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation
titlecomplete: Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation
genres: 20th Century, History, World War II, Germany, France, War, European History, Research, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 122
places: France
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Orwell Prize, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Wolfson History Prize
publisher: Picador