Ronald C. Rosbottom is a distinguished professor with expertise in French literature and European studies. His extensive scholarly publications and editorial work delve into significant themes such as the history of ideas and the evolution of European cities, with a particular focus on Paris. His teaching encompasses a broad spectrum of subjects, from the 18th century to the modern European imagination, including film and literary criticism. Rosbottom's scholarship provides profound insights into the cultural and intellectual currents that have shaped European thought and artistry.
The author of When Paris Went Dark returns to World War II to tell the remarkable story of the youngest members of the French Resistance and their war against the German occupiers and their collaboratorsOn June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a nearly deserted Paris.