ABSTRACT

Offering a fresh critical perspective on this momentous event, Andrew Shennan examines both the continuities and discontinuities that resulted from the events of 1940. The main focus is on the French experience of the war, but this experience is framed within the larger context of France's - and Europe's - protracted mid-twentieth century crisis.

part |2 pages

Рart One: The Poliтics of Defeat

chapter 1|20 pages

Expectations

chapter 4|26 pages

1940 after Liberation

part |2 pages

Part Тwo: Тhе Defeat in Нistory

chapter 5|20 pages

The short term: aftermath

chapter |21 pages

б. The medium term: transitions

chapter 7|13 pages

The long term: legacies

chapter |8 pages

Further Reading