The forgotten French : exiles in the British Isles, 1940-44 / Nicholas Atkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkin, Nicholas.

Contributor:

Atkin, Nicholas, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--France--History.

Refugees.

Refugees--Great Britain--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

It is widely assumed that the French in the British Isles during the Second World War were fully-fledged supporters of General de Gaulle, and that across the channel at least, the French were a 'nation of resisters'. This highly provocative study reveals

Contents:

Figures and maps

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1. The context of exile: communities, circumstances and choices

2. The misfortune of exile: refugees

3. The conflict of exile: servicemen

4 .The surveillance of exile: the Vichy consulates

5. The tradition of exile: la colonie Française

6. Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

First published: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610734399

9781847795663

1847795668

9781526120663

1526120666

9781781700402

1781700400

9781280734397

1280734396

9781847790743

1847790747

9781423706465

1423706463

OCLC:

191936028