Title: The shameful peace
Description: The German occupation of France from 1940 to 1945 presented wrenching challenges for the nation's artists and intellectuals.  Some were able to flee the country; those who remained, including Gide and Celine, Picasso and Matisse, Cortot and Messaien, and Cocteau and Gabin, responded in various ways.  This fascinating book is the first to provide a full account of how France's artistic leaders coped under the crushing German presence.  Some became heroes, others villains; most were simply survivors.
Subjects: Civilization, World War, 1939-1945, Artists, Intellectual life, Art and the war, History, War and civilization, World war, 1939-1945, art and the war, World war, 1939-1945, literature and the war, France, history, german occupation, 1940-1945, France, intellectual life
Places: France
Time periods: 20th century, German occupation, 1940-1945, 1901-1945