An Uncertain Hour: The French, the Germans, the Jews, the Barbie Trial, and the City of Lyon, 1940-1945
An Uncertain Hour recounts the history of the German occupation of France and the Vichy government, concentrating on events in Lyon. Morgan outlines Vichy policies toward the Jews and describes the cooperation between Vichy officers and Germans in the Final Solution. He dwells on the personalities of leading members of the government in charge of Jewish affairs (Vallat, Darquier de Pellepoix, Bousquet) as well as German war criminals (Dannecker, and especially Klaus Barbie).