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The Fall of France
Julian Jackson
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Description for The Fall of France
Paperback. This new book by Julian Jackson, a leading historian of twentieth-century France, charts the breathtakingly rapid events that led to the defeat and surrender of one of the key Allied powers, setting in motion the traumatic years of the Occupation, the Vichy regime, and the rapid escalation of World War Two. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
On 16 May 1940 an emergency meeting of the French High Command was called at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris. The German army had broken through the French lines on the River Meuse at Sedan and elsewhere, only five days after launching their attack. Churchill, who had been telephoned by Prime Minister Reynaud the previous evening to be told that the French were beaten, rushed to Paris to meet the French leaders. The mood in the meeting was one of panic and despair; there was talk of evacuating Paris. Churchill asked Gamelin, the French Commander in Chief, 'Where is the ... Read more
On 16 May 1940 an emergency meeting of the French High Command was called at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris. The German army had broken through the French lines on the River Meuse at Sedan and elsewhere, only five days after launching their attack. Churchill, who had been telephoned by Prime Minister Reynaud the previous evening to be told that the French were beaten, rushed to Paris to meet the French leaders. The mood in the meeting was one of panic and despair; there was talk of evacuating Paris. Churchill asked Gamelin, the French Commander in Chief, 'Where is the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Making of the Modern World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192805508
SKU
V9780192805508
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About Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson is Professor of French History at the University of Swansea and author of several books on 20th-century France. His book France: The Dark Years was also published last year to great critical acclaim.
Reviews for The Fall of France
first class, authoritative account...an intelligent, lucid history.
The Times
The Times