2129 The Twilight of France 1933-1940, by Alexander Werth (read 15 Feb 1988) This is by a British journalist, and appears to be his writing based on his time in France during the period indicated. It is of course depressing, and since it was published in 1942 there is no postwar perspective and no research in archives. I don't know if it was worth reading, but it did give me a better idea of events before 1938. (1938 is when I became "aware" of the startling events unfolding in the world. I usually date my intelligible awareness from March 1938, when Hitler marched into Austria. Mar 7, 1936, is the really crucial event in Hitler's ascendancy in Europe--it is the day he marched into the Rhineland.) ( )