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England's Last War Against France: Fighting Vichy 1940-1942
Colin Smith
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Description for England's Last War Against France: Fighting Vichy 1940-1942
Paperback. Genuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 41. Weight in Grams: 490.
Genuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42.
Most people think that England's last war with France involved point-blank broadsides from sailing ships and breastplated Napoleonic cavalry charging red-coated British infantry. But there was a much more recent conflict than this. Under the terms of its armistice with Nazi Germany, the unoccupied part of France and its substantial colonies were ruled from the spa town of Vichy by the government of Marshal Philip Petain. Between July 1940 and November 1942, while Britain was at war with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
489g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753827055
SKU
V9780753827055
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Ref
99-10
About Colin Smith
Colin Smith is the acclaimed author of SINGAPORE BURNING and co-author of ALAMEIN - WAR WITHOUT HATE.
Reviews for England's Last War Against France: Fighting Vichy 1940-1942
Smith describes unfamiliar battles with notable fluency and skill
Max Hastings
SUNDAY TIMES
Riveting
Robert Fisk
INDEPENDENT
his descriptions of these obscure battlefield encounters are thrilling and his narrative is spruce and peppery.
Christopher Silvester
DAILY TELEGRAPH
a narrative of war that has much of Patrick O'Brian about it.
Carmen ... Read more
Max Hastings
SUNDAY TIMES
Riveting
Robert Fisk
INDEPENDENT
his descriptions of these obscure battlefield encounters are thrilling and his narrative is spruce and peppery.
Christopher Silvester
DAILY TELEGRAPH
a narrative of war that has much of Patrick O'Brian about it.
Carmen ... Read more