ONE ENEMY ONLY THE INVADER BY PAUL SIMON PREFACE I TAKE pleasure in
introducing to the public this book by a true Frenchman, recently
come from France through great hazards. This frank, direct
testimony about the German occupation of France is as free of
pretension as it is free of artifice: it is the truth, spoken by a
patriot. The story told by M. Paul Simon cannot be other than
moving. First, there is a picture of occupied Paris. The thousand
traits which together make up the sad face of Paris, scenes and
impressions, thoughts and sentiments, miseries and hopes, are all
noted with the precision and observation natural to a lucid,
wellinformed man. There is also evidence of the faith and hope held
by the French faith in France, hope of liberation. The author
thinks and feels simply, as the people of Paris feel and think.
These people have never faltered during Frances trials, and from
behind the bloodstained curtain, interposed between them and the
rest of the world by the oppressor, they have found means to reveal
proofs of their resolute resistance. They know the enemy for what
he is. In consequence, they behave and fight with courage, with
ingenuity, and with such poor means as cruel destiny has left them.
M. Paul Simon, courageous editor of a clandestine paper, lived in
occupied Paris for a long time. Anonymous men and women pass across
the pages of his story they claim our admiration as representatives
of all nameless fighters on the French front, and their name is
legion. Honest Frenchmen and the friends of France will be grateful
to M. Paul Simon for having revealed the true France, which is
today suffering but militant, and tomorrow will be triumphant.
GENERAL DE GAULLE CONTENTS PREFACE GENERAL DE GAULLE PART ONE I. On
the Eve 11 II. The Germans enter Paris 12 III. Paris Occupied 15
IV. The Face of Paris 18 V. Germans in Paris 27 VI. The Army of
Occupation 38 PART TWO I. Poster Campaign 43 II. The Pentagon 47
III. Valmy 50 IV. How Valmy was written 56 V. How Valmy was
distributed 64 PART THREE I. Resistance 68 II. The Ashes of the Due
de Reichstadt 73 III. Collaborators 74 IV. Collaborationist Press
79 V. Clandestine Press 83 VI. Organising Underground Activity 87
VII. Prisons 90 PART FOUR I. Police, GardeRep ublicaine,
Gendarmerie, Fire Service II. AntiBolshevik Legion III. Political
Parties IV. ExServicemens Organisations V. Students and
Schoolchildren VI. The Jews VII. The Radio VIII.Posters no IX.
Public Health X.Food, Clothes, Queues, Black Market PART FIVE I.
The Zones II. Occupied Zone III. Unoccupied Zone IV. What France is
Thinking V.France and the Allies PART SIX I. A Parisian Household
II. Mame Machue III. Obsession IV. Sadism V. Conclusions
General
Imprint: |
Read Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2006 |
First published: |
November 2006 |
Authors: |
Paul Simon
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4067-3169-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4067-3169-2 |
Barcode: |
9781406731699 |
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