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Subtitled, "Life Under The Occupation". The French army was one of the largest and best in the world in 1940, and confident of victory. But in the space of a few nightmarish weeks that all changed as the French and their British allies were crushed. This new book describes the consequences of that defeat, by focussing on a variety of French citizens in that period. 'An utterly absorbing, eye-opening account' "The Scotsman"
Synopsis
In the summer of 1940, the French army was one of the largest and best in the world, confident of victory. In the space of a few nightmarish weeks all that changed as the French and their British allies were crushed and eight million people fled their homes. This book describes the consequences of that defeat.
