Philip Nord

Philip Nord is an American historian and professor of history at Princeton University, specialising in modern French history, politics, and culture. His scholarship examines how France navigated the crises and transformations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. France 1940 explores one of the most dramatic and controversial episodes in modern French history: the fall of France to Nazi Germany in 1940 and the choices made by individuals and institutions during the occupation. Nord's work sheds new light on the political, military, and moral dimensions of the defeat, challenging conventional narratives and offering fresh perspectives on collaboration, resistance, and survival. He is also the author of several other acclaimed works of French history, including The Republican Moment and Impressionists and Politics. Nord's scholarship is known for its rigour, clarity, and the way it connects political events to broader social and cultural forces. France 1940 is available as an audiobook alongside the print edition, giving listeners an accessible and thought-provoking way to engage with one of the pivotal moments of the twentieth century. Nord continues to research and write about the forces that have shaped modern France.