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May well prove to be a landmark in the historiography of the subject EL well-researched and cogently argued. -- Times Literary Supplement [A] careful study . . . Semelin details, in accessible prose and with cogent organization, the extraordinarily complex story of Jews--French and foreign--in France during the Occupation The Wall Street Journal An altogether remarkable and indispensable book for all those with an interest in France and the Shoah. -- Serge Klarsfeld, founder and president, Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees in France A most important book on the history of Jews in Vichy France. This meticulously researched work is already standard reading in the field and hugely contributes to the difficult debate on why 75% of Jews in France survived the Holocaust. -- Jean-Marc Dreyfus, Reader in Holocaust Studies, University of Manchester Readable, engaging and dynamic. Semelin is a true expert in his field, and draws on a rich and broad historiography. -- Lindsey Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Huddersfield

May well prove to be a landmark in the historiography of the subject EL well-researched and cogently argued. -- Times Literary Supplement [A] careful study . . . Semelin details, in accessible prose and with cogent organization, the extraordinarily complex story of Jews--French and foreign--in France during the Occupation The Wall Street Journal An altogether remarkable and indispensable book for all those with an interest in France and the Shoah. -- Serge Klarsfeld, founder and president, Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees in France A most important book on the history of Jews in Vichy France. This meticulously researched work is already standard reading in the field and hugely contributes to the difficult debate on why 75% of Jews in France survived the Holocaust. -- Jean-Marc Dreyfus, Reader in Holocaust Studies, University of Manchester Readable, engaging and dynamic. Semelin is a true expert in his field, and draws on a rich and broad historiography. -- Lindsey Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Huddersfield Engagingly written, combining psychological perspectives with first-rate historical research, and brimming with original insights, this is masterful scholarship. -- CHOICE

May well prove to be a landmark in the historiography of the subject EL well-researched and cogently argued. -- Times Literary Supplement Readable, engaging and dynamic. Semelin is a true expert in his field, and draws on a rich and broad historiography. -- Lindsey Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Huddersfield An altogether remarkable and indispensable book for all those with an interest in France and the Shoah. -- Serge Klarsfeld, founder and president, Sons and Daughters of Jewish Deportees in France A most important book on the history of Jews in Vichy France. This meticulously researched work is already standard reading in the field and hugely contributes to the difficult debate on why 75% of Jews in France survived the Holocaust. -- Jean-Marc Dreyfus, Reader in Holocaust Studies, University of Manchester

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Jacques Semelin is Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science at Sciences Po, CERI, CNRS, Paris, focusing on the Holocaust and mass violence, as well as civil resistance and rescue. He is the author of the classic Unarmed Against Hitler: Civilian Resistance in Europe, 1939-1945, and Purify and Destroy: The Political Uses of Massacre and Genocide.

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