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Ronald C. Rosbottom

Biography

Ronald C. Rosbottom

Ronald C. Rosbottom is the Winifred L. Arms Professor in the Arts and Humanities and Professor of French and European Studies at Amherst College. Previously, he was the Dean of the Faculty at Amherst, Chair of the Romance Languages Department at Ohio State University, and taught at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Ronald C. Rosbottom

Books by Ronald C. Rosbottom

by Ronald C. Rosbottom - History, Nonfiction

On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France accepted a humiliating defeat and foreign occupation. WHEN PARIS WENT DARK evokes the detail of daily life in a city under occupation, and the brave people who fought against the darkness. Relying on a range of resources, Ronald C. Rosbottom has forged a groundbreaking book that will forever influence how we understand those dark years in the City of Light.