When France Fell - The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance

The fall of France in 1940 panicked US leaders, leading to their fateful decision to recognize the pro-Nazi Vichy government. Michael Neiberg takes readers back to the fraught early years of World War II, when Americäs misguided policy on Vichy alienated its British ally and ensured tensions with Charles de Gaulle and the postwar French Republic.

About the author

Michael S. Neiberg is the award-winning author of Potsdam: The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe, Fighting the Great War, and Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I, among other books. He is Professor of History and the inaugural Chair of War Studies at the US Army War College.

Summary

The fall of France in 1940 panicked US leaders, leading to their fateful decision to recognize the pro-Nazi Vichy government. Michael Neiberg takes readers back to the fraught early years of World War II, when America’s misguided policy on Vichy alienated its British ally and ensured tensions with Charles de Gaulle and the postwar French Republic.

Product details

• Authors: Michael S Neiberg, Michael S. Neiberg, Neiberg Michael S.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9780674293885
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29388-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; France, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, Second World War, Diplomacy, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater