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Britain and France in two world wars : truth, myth and memory

By Emile , Tombs , Robert; Chabal

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2013
ISBN
1441169334, 978-1-4411-6933-4, 978-1-4411-0635-3, 1441106359, 978-1-4411-3039-6, 144113039X, 978-1-4411-6619-7, 144116619X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
931 kB (953529 bytes)
Pages
219\233
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

France and Britain, indispensable allies in two world wars, remember and forget their shared history in contrasting ways. The book will examine key episodes in the relationship between the two countries, including the outbreak of war in 1914, the battles of the Somme and Verdun, the Fall of France in 1940, Dunkirk, and British involvement in the French Resistance and the 1944 Liberation. The contributors discuss how the two countries tend to forget what they owe to each other, and have a distorted view of history which still colours and prejudices their relationship today, despite government efforts to build a close political and military partnership.

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