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

Vichy France Vichy France (; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of the French capitulation after the Battle of France, ...

era, the

French Resistance The French Resistance ( ) was a collection of groups that fought the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi occupation and the Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy#France, collaborationist Vic ...

, and occupied France.

Early life

John F. Sweets graduated from

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU or Florida State) is a Public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the s ...

. He earned his Ph.D. from

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

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. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

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

Vichy government Vichy France (; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State ('), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of the French capitulation after the defeat against ...

, the

and the German occupation during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. 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 (, , ; or simply ; ) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 147,284 (2020). Its metropolitan area () had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 ...

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 American historians of World War II 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