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10%OFFOliver Courteaux - Canada between Vichy and Free France, 1940-1945 - 9781442612785 - V9781442612785
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Canada between Vichy and Free France, 1940-1945

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Description for Canada between Vichy and Free France, 1940-1945 paperback. Filled with international intrigue and larger-than-life characters, Canada between Vichy and Free France adds greatly to our comprehension of Canada's foreign relations and political history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.

The relationship between Canada and France has always been complicated by the Canadian federal government’s relations with Quebec. In this first study of Franco-Canadian relations during the Second World War, Olivier Courteaux demonstrates how Canada’s wartime foreign policy was shaped by the country’s internal divides.

As Courteaux shows, Quebec’s vocal nationalist minority came to openly support France’s fascist Vichy regime and resented Canada’s involvement in a ‘British’ war, while English Canada was largely sympathetic to de Gaulle’s Free French movement and accepted its duty to aid embattled Mother Britain. Meanwhile, on the world stage, Canada deftly juggled ties with both ... Read more

Courteaux concludes this extensively detailed study by illustrating Canada’s vital role in helping France reassert its position on the global stage after 1944. Filled with international intrigue and larger-than-life characters, Canada between Vichy and Free France adds greatly to our comprehension of Canada’s foreign relations and political history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442612785
SKU
V9781442612785
Shipping Time
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About Oliver Courteaux
Olivier Courteaux is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Reviews for Canada between Vichy and Free France, 1940-1945
‘Highly recommended. All academic levels/libraries.’
J.L. Granatstein
Choice Magazine; vol 51:07:14

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