When France fell : the Vichy crisis and the fate of the Anglo-American alliance /

The fall of France in 1940 panicked US leaders, leading to their fateful decision to recognize the pro-Nazi Vichy government. Michael S. Neiberg takes readers back to the fraught early years of World War II, when America's misguided policy on Vichy alienated its British ally and ensured tension...

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Main Author:	Neiberg, Michael S. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945. France > Politics and government > 1940-1945. United States > Foreign relations > France. France > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > Great Britain. Great Britain > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.

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Summary:	The fall of France in 1940 panicked US leaders, leading to their fateful decision to recognize the pro-Nazi Vichy government. Michael S. Neiberg takes readers back to the fraught early years of World War II, when America's misguided policy on Vichy alienated its British ally and ensured tensions with Charles de Gaulle and the postwar French Republic.
Physical Description:	312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780674258563 0674258568