Fighting France
Fighting France

Author: Edith Wharton

Publisher: Namaskar Books

Published: 2024-10-22

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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Experience the harrowing realities of war through the eyes of Edith Wharton in her compelling work, "Fighting France." This powerful narrative offers a vivid account of France during World War I, capturing the resilience and courage of its people in the face of unimaginable adversity. What does it truly mean to fight for your homeland? Wharton’s keen observations and poignant storytelling bring to life the struggles and triumphs of those affected by the war. As she traverses the war-torn landscapes of France, her insightful reflections reveal the profound impact of conflict on culture, identity, and the human spirit. This book is not merely a chronicle of battles; it’s a heartfelt tribute to the indomitable spirit of a nation. Wharton’s eloquence and empathy shine through as she portrays both the physical and emotional scars left by the war. Are you ready to witness the strength and resolve of a country fighting for its survival? Through her vivid prose and passionate advocacy, Wharton invites readers to engage deeply with the realities of war and its effects on everyday life. Her experiences in France serve as a reminder of the sacrifices made by those who stand on the front lines. Join Wharton on this profound journey of resilience and courage. Discover the heart of France in "Fighting France" and be inspired to reflect on the cost of freedom!

England's Last War Against France
England's Last War Against France

Author: Colin Smith

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-11-25

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 0297857819

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Genuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42. Most people think that England's last war with France involved point-blank broadsides from sailing ships and breastplated Napoleonic cavalry charging red-coated British infantry. But there was a much more recent conflict than this. Under the terms of its armistice with Nazi Germany, the unoccupied part of France and its substantial colonies were ruled from the spa town of Vichy by the government of Marshal Philip Petain. Between July 1940 and November 1942, while Britain was at war with Germany, Italy and ultimately Japan, it also fought land, sea and air battles with the considerable forces at the disposal of Petain's Vichy French. When the Royal Navy sank the French Fleet at Mers El-Kebir almost 1,300 French sailors died in what was the twentieth century's most one-sided sea battle. British casualties were nil. It is a wound that has still not healed, for undoubtedly these events are better remembered in France than in Britain. An embarrassment at the time, France's maritime massacre and the bitter, hard-fought campaigns that followed rarely make more than footnotes in accounts of Allied operations against Axis forces. Until now.

Busting the Bocage
Busting the Bocage

Author: Michael Dale Doubler

Publisher: Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13:

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Fighting France
Fighting France

Author: Stéphane Lauzanne

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-04

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Fighting France" by Stéphane Lauzanne. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Fighting France
Fighting France

Author: Edith Wharton

Publisher: Hesperus Press

Published: 2024-10-20

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1843913453

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As nuanced in her observations of human behavior as she is in her vivid depictions of French landscape and architecture, Wharton fully exploited her unique position as consort to Walter Barry, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris, which allowed her unparalleled access to life in the trenches. Sensitive without sentimentality, and offering a valuable and extremely rare female perspective of a war dominated by the male viewpoint, this series of articles is nothing less than an inspirational testament to the strength of the human spirit at a time of the greatest adversity.

France at War in the Twentieth Century
France at War in the Twentieth Century

Author: Valerie Holman

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781571817013

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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.

Wine and War
Wine and War

Author: Donald Kladstrup

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2002-06-18

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0767913256

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The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.

To Lose a Battle
To Lose a Battle

Author: Alistair Horne

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2007-06-28

Total Pages: 1243

ISBN-13: 0141937726

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In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. With the subtlety and compulsion of a novel, Horne’s narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions, stepping far beyond the confines of military history to form a major contribution to our understanding of the crises of the Franco-German rivalry. To Lose a Battle is the third part of the trilogy beginning with The Fall of Paris and continuing with The Price of Glory (already available in Penguin).

Fighting for France
Fighting for France

Author: Chris Millington

Publisher: British Academy Monographs

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780197266274

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'Fighting for France' is the first book to examine violence between political extremists in interwar France and the ways in which contemporaries understood it. This has important implications for understanding twentieth-century French politics, not least the French experience of collaboration with the Nazis during the Second World War.