Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order -- Robert Paxton, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places Seventeen-year-old Oliver Mc'Neil has never

Seventeen-year-old Oliver Mc'Neil has never been outside

I'm at an age when writers are supposed to say finally what mattered most to them-for me it would be thousands of sex partners

The locals need a female sacrifice for the monster that lives in the woods--according to them

and an evocative dual-time setting make this one of my favorite reads of the year

THE LOVE OF A DOG

Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order -- Robert Paxton, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 People & Places Seventeen-year-old Oliver Mc'Neil has neverRobert O. Paxton's classic study of the aftermath of France's sudden collapse under Nazi invasion utilizes captured German archives and other contemporary materials to construct a strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period in France. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, Vichy France demonstrates that the collaborationist government of Marshal Ptain did far more than merely react to German pressures. The Vichy leaders actively