France at War in the Twentieth Century

France at War in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 190
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ISBN-10 : 1571817018
ISBN-13 : 9781571817013
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis France at War in the Twentieth Century by : Valerie Holman

France experienced four major conflicts in the fifty years between 1914 and 1964: two world wars, and the wars in Indochina and Algeria. In each the role of myth was intricately bound up with memory, hope, belief, and ideas of nation. This is the first book to explore how individual myths were created, sustained, and used for purposes of propaganda, examining in detail not just the press, radio, photographs, posters, films, and songs that gave credence to an imagined event or attributed mythical status to an individual, but also the cultural processes by which such artifacts were disseminated and took effect. Reliance on myth, so the authors argue, is shown to be one of the most significant and durable features of 20th century warfare propaganda, used by both sides in all the conflicts covered in this book. However, its effective and useful role in time of war notwithstanding, it does distort a population's perception of reality and therefore often results in defeat: the myth-making that began as a means of sustaining belief in France's supremacy, and later her will and ability to resist, ultimately proved counterproductive in the process of decolonization.

The Columbia History of Twentieth-century French Thought

The Columbia History of Twentieth-century French Thought
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 820
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ISBN-10 : 0231107900
ISBN-13 : 9780231107907
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Columbia History of Twentieth-century French Thought by : Lawrence D. Kritzman

This valuable reference is an authoritative guide to 20th century French thought. It considers the intellectual figures, movements and publications that helped define fields as diverse as history, psychoanalysis, film, philosophy, and economics.

Traces of War

Traces of War
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 9781786948243
ISBN-13 : 1786948249
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Traces of War by : Colin Davis

Traces of War examines how the trauma of the Second World War influenced the work of the brilliant generation of writers and intellectuals who lived through it.

War and Society in 20th Century France

War and Society in 20th Century France
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Publisher : Berg Publishers
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015024956677
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Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis War and Society in 20th Century France by : Michael Scriven

Presents a vivid picture of the various ways in which the French people experienced war: resistance and collaboration, the colonial wars, the military and the state, the military-industrial complex, war propaganda, and literary and cultural representations of war.

France in the Twentieth Century

France in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 303
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ISBN-10 : 9781349002627
ISBN-13 : 1349002623
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis France in the Twentieth Century by : Philip A. Ouston

When France Fell

When France Fell
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780674258563
ISBN-13 : 0674258568
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis When France Fell by : Michael S. Neiberg

Shocked by the fall of France in 1940, panicked US leaders rushed to back the Vichy governmentÑa fateful decision that nearly destroyed the AngloÐAmerican alliance. According to US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, the Òmost shocking single eventÓ of World War II was not the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but rather the fall of France in spring 1940. Michael Neiberg offers a dramatic history of the American responseÑa policy marked by panic and moral ineptitude, which placed the United States in league with fascism and nearly ruined the alliance with Britain. The successful Nazi invasion of France destabilized American plannersÕ strategic assumptions. At home, the result was huge increases in defense spending, the advent of peacetime military conscription, and domestic spying to weed out potential fifth columnists. Abroad, the United States decided to work with Vichy France despite its pro-Nazi tendencies. The USÐVichy partnership, intended to buy time and temper the flames of war in Europe, severely strained AngloÐAmerican relations. American leaders naively believed that they could woo men like Philippe PŽtain, preventing France from becoming a formal German ally. The British, however, understood that Vichy was subservient to Nazi Germany and instead supported resistance figures such as Charles de Gaulle. After the war, the choice to back Vichy tainted USÐFrench relations for decades. Our collective memory of World War II as a period of American strength overlooks the desperation and faulty decision making that drove US policy from 1940 to 1943. Tracing the key diplomatic and strategic moves of these formative years, When France Fell gives us a more nuanced and complete understanding of the war and of the global position the United States would occupy afterward.

Anglo-French Relations in the Twentieth Century

Anglo-French Relations in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9781134690732
ISBN-13 : 1134690738
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Anglo-French Relations in the Twentieth Century by : Alan Sharp

Anglo-French Relations in the Twentieth Century is a collection of studies on the key episodes of the difficult and often discordant Anglo-French exchange over the past century. The authors critically re-evaluate: * the role of Spain in Anglo-French relations up to 1918 * the missed opportunity of the 1920s with the failure of France and Britain to find sufficient common ground and co-operation * the short-lived Anglo-French alliance and the Second World War * the degree of Anglo-French Imperial co-operation * the Suez Crisis * British and French policies on European Integration.

The Legacies of Two World Wars

The Legacies of Two World Wars
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9780857452238
ISBN-13 : 0857452231
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Legacies of Two World Wars by : Lothar Kettenacker

The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done mainly, if one is to believe US policy at the time, to liberate the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. However, the many protests in London, New York, and other cities imply that the policy of “making the world safe for democracy” was not shared by millions of people in many Western countries. Thinking about this controversy inspired the present volume, which takes a closer look at how society responded to the outbreaks and conclusions of the First and Second World Wars. In order to examine this relationship between the conduct of wars and public opinion, leading scholars trace the moods and attitudes of the people of four Western countries (Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy) before, during and after the crucial moments of the two major conflicts of the twentieth century. Focusing less on politics and more on how people experienced the wars, this volume shows how the distinction between enthusiasm for war and concern about its consequences is rarely clear-cut.