The French empire at war, 1940-45 / Martin Thomas
1998, First Edition. Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #386231
ISBN: 0719050340
Physical description: [xviii], 298 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Originally published: 1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-288) and index.
Contents: pt. I. The inter-war background. 1. The inter-war empire and French defence. The legacy of the First World War. The disappointments of inter-war reform. The further frustration of reform, 1936-39. Popular imperialism and colonial development. Imperial defence on the eve of war -- pt. II. Clashes of French empire in Africa, 1940-41. 2. Territories divided, June-December 1940. Colonial governments and the fall of France. Colonial support for Free France: Indo-China. Colonial support for Free France: French Africa. Free French successes in AEF. Vichy reaction to Free French success in Africa. 3. The empire between the Axis and the Allies, 1940-41. Uneasy coexistence: Vichy and Free French territories in Africa. Subjects: 1939-1945
Geschichte 1940-1945
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