Resistance and liberation : France at war, 1942-1945 /

"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 It...

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Main Author:	Porch, Douglas (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:	Armies of the Second World War (Cambridge (England))
Subjects:	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. France > Politique et gouvernement > 1940-1945. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de résistance > France. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Collaborateurs > France. Collaborationists Politics and government War > Underground movements France 1939-1945 History

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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"--
Physical Description:	xxviii, 804 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781009161145 1009161148 9781009161138 100916113X