Jersey Under the Jackboot

By R.C.F. Maugham

Book Overview

A first-hand account of the ordeal suffered by the islanders of Jersey during World War II. From the terrifying Luftwaffe raids to the formal surrender of the island to an advanced party of German... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0450047148
• ISBN13: 9780450047145
• Release Date: June 1980
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Jersey under the Jackboot

This is a well written first hand account of the suffering of the people of Jersey during the period of Nazi occupation during World War II. It gives many details of the horrors suffered by the citizens of this Channel Island, part of the U.K. Careful study shows that even with the taking of this small island, that Berlin could never get the signals straight. Many people of Jersey fled to the U.K. and when the Nazi authorities took control, they routed out Jews and others that they were opposed to in order to use their goods, etc for themselves