Books by Robert Paxton
“It’s an extraordinary book, in the sense that it’s a book that becomes part of French history, not French historiography, in the sense of the impact it had on public discussion in France. It pushes the idea that Vichy was not simply a puppet of the Germans, but rather an autonomous government, which does things that are partly in parallel with Germans actions, but which it’s not required to do.” Read more...
The best books on Modern French History
Richard Vinen, Historian
Interviews where books by Robert Paxton were recommended
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The Diaries of Sir Alexander Cadogan, 1938-1945
by David Dilks (editor) -
2
Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946
by W. Averell Harriman with Elie Abel -
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Vichy France: Old Guard New Order, 1940-1944
by Robert Paxton -
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In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
by David Reynolds -
5
The White House Papers of Harry Hopkins
by Robert E. Sherwood
World War 2 Nonfiction Books, recommended by Tim Bouverie
World War 2 Nonfiction Books, recommended by Tim Bouverie
With hindsight, it seems inevitable that the Allies would eventually defeat the Axis powers in World War II, but at the time it seemed anything but. Tim Bouverie, author of the prize-winning Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler, talks us through some of the best nonfiction books about the war and the alliances that led to Allied victory.
The best books on Modern French History, recommended by Richard Vinen
The social and political development of France has been strongly contested ever since the country finally became a republic for good in 1870. Here, Professor Richard Vinen of King’s College London recommends five books that will help you understand modern France, all written in a golden age of French historical writing.
