The Forgotten French : Exiles in the British Isles, 1940-44

Englisch

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2003

2003.

1 online resource (321 pages)

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Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9780719064388

978-1-84779-074-3

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-0-7190-6438-8 (Druckausgabe)

*Refugees ; France ; History ; Refugees ; Great Britain ; History ; World War, 1939-1945 ; Great Britain ; Electronic books

It is assumed that those French in Britain during World War II - Dunkirk refugees; servicemen; Vichy consular officials; colonists - were supporters of De Gaulle. This study examines the hopes and fears of these communities: how they fitted into British life and how the British viewed them.

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 The context of exile: communities, circumstances and choices -- 2 The misfortune of exile: refugees -- 3 The conflict of exile: servicemen -- 4 The surveillance of exile: the Vichy consulates -- 5 The tradition of exile: la colonie Française -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Appendix 7 -- Appendix 8 -- Bibliography -- Index.

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