Author: HALBROOK, STEPHEN P.
Title: Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France: Tyranny and Resistance
Description: Oakland, CA: Independent Institute, 2018. Hardcover. ISBN: 1598133071. B & W ; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4"; xix, 242 pages; Hard cover is black with gold lettering. DJ. NEW. Illustrated with b/w pictures. Nazi Germany invaded France in 1940. In every occupied town, Nazi soldiers put up posters that demanded that civilians surrender their firearms within twenty-four hours or else be shot. Despite the consequences, many French citizens refused to comply with the order. In Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France: Tyranny and Resistance, Stephen P. Halbrook tells this story of Nazi repression and the brave French men and women who refused to surrender to it. Taking advantage of a prewar 1935 French gun registration law, the Nazis used registration records kept by the French police to easily locate gun owners to enforce their demand that firearms be surrendered. Countless French citizens faced firing squads for refusing to comply. But many French citizens had resisted the 1935 decree, preventing the Nazis from fully enforcing the confiscation order. Throughout the Nazi occupation, the French Resistance grew, arming itself to conduct resistance activities and fight back against the occupation. Drawing on records of the German occupation and testimonies from members of the French resistance, Gun Control in Nazi-Occupied France is the first book to focus on the Nazis' efforts to disarm the French. " Bibliography; index.. New in New dust jacket .

Keywords: 1598133071 French History; Nazi Germany; Nazi Occupation; Firearms; Guns; Resistance; Underground Movements; Military History; World War Ii; Cultural History Education European History Geography World History France Reference Government/Economics/Law/Poli