Britain and France in Two World Wars: Truth, Myth and Memory

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144113039X
• ISBN13: 9781441130396
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"