JERSEY UNDER THE JACKBOOT: A First Hand Account of the Island's Ordeal During the German Occupation

JERSEY UNDER THE JACKBOOT R. C. F. Maugham. W. H. Allen, London. 1955 Seventh edition. 168pp Hardback. The unclipped dustwrapper has some minimal edge wear. The Channel Islands were occupied by Nazi Germany for much of World War II, from 30 June 1940 until the liberation on 9 May 1945. The Channel Islands are two British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, near the coast of Normandy. The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be invaded and occupied by German forces during the war. This book is a first hand eye witness account of the Island's ordeal during the German occupation. Ref W7.