Season of Infamy presents a distinctive, closely-observed view of life in France under the occupation.

Foreword by Robert O. PaxtonA Note from the TranslatorAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the 1983 French Edition by Jean-Noël JeanneneyRegarding the History and Annotation of the Text (Jeanneney)A Brief Who's Who of the Rist FamilyI. War Begins2 September 1939 - 23 January 1940II. Blockade Mission, Visit to Roosevelt24 January - 24 April 1940III. Hitler's Army Enters Paris16 May - 12 July 1940IV. Vichy and the "French State": Beginnings12 July - 29 September 1940V. Promulgation of Anti-Jewish Laws4 October - 15 December 1940VI."National Renewal": Harem Hijinks17 December 1940 - 14 March 1941VII.The Spreading Conflagration16 March - 17 August 1941VIII. Pétain's Ambassador to Washington?30 August - 26 October 1941IX.End of My Mission11 November - 15 November 1941X. The Wind Shifts16 November - 14 December 1941XI. "A War Against the Jews"15 December 1941 - 27 February 1942XII.War Hits Close to Home4 March - 15 July 1942XIII. Certificates of Not Belonging to the Jewish Race24 July - 23 October 1942XIV."Coup de Théâtre": A Turning Point in the War24 October - 13 December 1942XV.Internal Gangrene16 December 1942 - 6 February 1943XVI.Growing Doubts and Hardships at Home10 February - 6 July 1943XVII.Good News from Italy, Perils on the Home Front12 July - 5 September 1943XVIII.Twilight of the Rogues9 September - 20 November 1943XIX.The Old Man's Wall21 November - 31 December 1943XX.Reign of Terror2 January - 23 February 1944XXI.All-Out Civil War29 February - 25 April 1944XXII."Poor France!"27 April - 6 August 1944XXIII. State of Siege: The Allies Advance11 August - 24 August 1944XXIV. The Ransom for Deliverance25 August 1944 - 27 December 1945Appendix I: Timeline of Rist's Movements During the WarAppendix II: The Anti-Jewish Laws of VichyAppendix III: Poem by Antoinette Rist ConstableAppendix IV: Postmortem12 September 1944. Letter to American Colonel Behn Regarding the Situation in France6 August 1946. The "Tyranny of the Military"13 May 1948. Cruelty EverywhereAppendix V: Members of Rist's Extended Family Imprisoned or KilledGlossaryWorks CitedIndex