The Fall of France in the Second World War History and Memory
This book examines how the fall of France in the Second World War has been recorded by historians and remembered within society. It argues that explanations of the fall have usually revolved around the four main themes of decadence, failure, con
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THE FALL OF FRANCE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR History and Memory
The Fall of France in the Second World War
Richard Carswell
The Fall of France in the Second World War History and Memory
Richard Carswell Richmond, UK
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For my parents Dona Eis Requiem
Acknowledgements
I owe a lot to the many historians who have inspired me to write this book. Among the giants whose shoulders I have attempted to scale are Jean-Pierre Azéma, François Bédarida, P.M.H. Bell, Joanna Bourke, Robert Boyce, Jean-Paul Cointet, Jean-Louis Crémieux-Brilhac, David Edgerton, Richard J. Evans, Patrick Finney, Robert Frank, Robert Gildea, Talbot Imlay, Julian Jackson, Peter Jackson, Sally Marks, Robin Prior, David Reynolds, Alan Sharp, Zara Steiner, Daniel Todman and Olivier Wieviorka. No less in significance are those who have encouraged me personally, directly or indirectly, to pursue the muse of history: Alison Appleby, Marco Maria Aterrano, Ludivine Broch, Alison Carrol, the late Douglas Johnson, Eckard Michels, Rogelia Pastor Castro, Pamela Pilbeam, Andrew Smith, Karine Varley and last, but not least, my doctoral supervisor, the late Nicholas Atkin. I have benefited hugely from the opportunities to exchange ideas and information provided by the Modern French Hist
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