UID:
almahu_9948635337502882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white), maps; digital file(s).
ISBN:
9781526120663
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9781847795663
Content:
It is widely assumed that the French in the British Isles during the Second World War were fully fledged supporters of General de Gaulle, and that, across the channel at least, the French were a ‘nation of resisters’. This study reveals that most exiles were on British soil by chance rather than by design, and that many were not sure whether to stay. Overlooked by historians, who have concentrated on the ‘Free French’ of de Gaulle, these were the ‘Forgotten French’: refugees swept off the beaches of Dunkirk; servicemen held in camps after the Franco-German armistice; Vichy consular officials left to cater for their compatriots; and a sizeable colonist community based mainly in London. Drawing on little-known archival sources, this study examines the hopes and fears of those communities who were bitterly divided among themselves, some being attracted to Pétain as much as to de Gaulle.
Note:
Made available via: manchesteropenhive
,
Also available in print form
Additional Edition:
Print version: Atkin, Nicholas. The forgotten French : exiles in the British Isles, 1940-44. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003 ISBN 9780719064388
Language:
English
DOI:
10.7765/9781526120663
URL:
http://www.manchesteropenhive.com/view/9781526120663/9781526120663.xml
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.7765/9781526120663
