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Tatjana Tönsmeyer's new book is the first history of German-occupied Europe to take the perspective of the occupied rather than the occupiers. "At the height of Germany's rise to power during the Second World War, 230 million people from Norway to Greece and from France to the Soviet Union lived under German rule. They all had to come to terms with the occupiers and had experiences that still have an impact today. In their everyday lives, at work, in their dealings with the authorities and the military. And every contact with the occupiers could turn into violence," says the publisher's description.

Tatjana Tönsmeyer: Under German Occupation: Europe 1939-1945. C. H. Beck 2024. 652 pages, 38 euros.