The French Empire at War, 1940-1945

by Martin Thomas

Book Overview

The French empire at war draws on original research in France and Britain to investigate the history of the divided French empire - the Vichy and the Free French empires - during the Second World War.

What emerges is a fascinating story. While it is clear that both the Vichy and Free French colonial authorities were only rarely masters of their own destiny during the war, preservation of limited imperial control served them both in different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719065194
• ISBN13: 9780719065194
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"