The forgotten French [[electronic resource] ] : exiles in the British Isles, 1940-44 / / Nicholas Atkin

• Autore: Atkin Nicholas
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 941.00441
• Soggetto topico: Refugees - France - History; Refugees - Great Britain - History; World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain
• Soggetto non controllato: france; dunkirk; ptain; vichy; Charles de Gaulle; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Free France; French people; London
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.; First published: 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 --Bibliography --Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 highly provocative study reveals
• Titolo autorizzato: The forgotten French
• ISBN: 1-84779-566-8; 1-5261-2066-6; 1-78170-040-0; 1-280-73439-6; 9786610734399; 1-84779-074-7; 1-4237-0646-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996209564303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno