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

France and Britain, indispensable allies in two world wars, remember and forget their shared history in contrasting ways. The book examines 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.

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• Authors: Emile Chabal, Emile Tombs Chabal, Robert Tombs
• Assisted by: Emile Chabal (Editor), Chabal Emile (Editor), Robert Tombs (Editor), Tombs Robert (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9781441169334
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-6933-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Frankreich, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, France, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, military history, HISTORY / Europe / France, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Modern warfare