John F. Sweets is an American historian of modern French history specializing in the

Vichy France Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its te ...

era, the

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

, and occupied France.

Early life

John F. Sweets graduated from Florida State University. He earned his Ph.D. from Duke University in 1972.

Career

Sweets has taught at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. T ...

since 1972. Sweets is the author of ''Choices in Vichy France'', which explores popular French attitudes towards the

Vichy government Vichy France (french: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was the fascist French state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. Officially independent, but with half of its terr ...

, the

and the German occupation during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. His earlier work, ''The Politics of Resistance in France, 1940-1944,'' was the "first account in English of the political evolution within the Resistance that enabled it to overcome internal strife" and form an effective underground movement.

Publications

*''The Politics of Resistance in France, 1940-1944: A History of the Mouvements unis de la Résistance,'' (Dekalb, 1976) *''Choices in Vichy France: the French Under Nazi Occupation,'' (New York, 1986), translated into French as ''

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attract ...

à l’heure allemande,'' (Paris, 1996)

References

Historians of France Florida State University alumni Duke University alumni University of Kansas faculty Historians of Vichy France Living people 21st-century American historians 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people) American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub