| Britain and France in Two World Wars: Truth, Myth and Memory Contributor(s): Tombs, Robert (Editor), Chabal, Emile (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1441169334 ISBN-13: 9781441169334 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Military - World War I - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.3 |
| LCCN: 2014412468 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chabal, Emile: - Emile Chabal is a Chancellor's Fellow in History at the University of Edinburgh, UK. |