Ernest Grimaud de Caux chronicles his experiences in occupies France offering unpublished essays on life under German rule and reflections on wartime politics.

Ernest Grimaud de Caux was The Times correspondent in Madrid from 1910 to 1939, encompassing the period of Primo de Rivera’s Dictatorship, the fall of the monarchy, and the Civil War. With his deep knowledge of Spain’s history, culture and politics, he was widely respected in his profession.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Editor’s Introduction
• Biography of Ernest Grimaud de Caux
  • A Personal Appreciation
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Upheaval
  • Chapter 2 Flight
  • Chapter 3 Armistice de Malheur
  • Chapter 4 Harsh Reality
  • Chapter 5 Privation
  • Chapter 6 Aftermath of Defeat
  • Chapter 7 La Résistance
  • Chapter 8 Biarritz
  • Chapter 9 The Gentle Hun
  • Chapter 10 In Prison
  • Chapter 11 Catholics During the Occupation
  • Chapter 12 Wine, Women and Tobacco
  • Chapter 13 If?
  • Chapter 14 Marshal Pétain
• Chapter 15 Pierre Laval, the French Quisling
• Chapter 16 The Hour of Truth: 6 June 1944
• Bibliography
• Plates