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Resistance and liberation : France at war, 1942-1945 / Douglas Porch, [Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California].

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Porch, Douglas, author.
Series:
Armies of the Second World War (Cambridge (England))
Armies of the Second World War;
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--France.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.
World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--France.
Collaborationists.
Politics and government.
War--Underground movements.
France.
Genre:
History
Physical Description:
xxviii, 804 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Other Title:
France at war, 1942-1945
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Summary:
"Emerging from the debâcle of 1940, France faced the quandary of how to rebuild military power and resuscitate its global influence. Douglas Porch charts the dynamics of la France libre, Vichy collaboration, and the swelling resistance to the Axis occupation from the campaigns in Tunisia and Italy to Liberation"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Tunisia
"A Sort of Resurrection of France."
Triumph and Dishonor in Italy
Resistance on the Eve of D-Day
The Supreme Battle
Anvil-Dragoon
L'Amalgame
Les Vosges
Rhine and Danube.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Porch, Douglas. Resistance and liberation
ISBN:
9781009161145
1009161148
9781009161138
100916113X
OCLC:
1389183924

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