This is the first general study of politics and society in the Fourth Republic to be founded on extensive primary research. It approaches the period in terms of successful conservatism rather than thwarted reform...more details Format:Paperback Pages:314
The problem with the history of twentieth-century Europe is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars...more details Format:Paperback Pages:736
The problem with the history of twentieth-century Europe is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars...more details Format:Hardback Pages:734
It has long been assumed that large-scale industry was one of the pillars of support for the Vichy regime which ruled France - under the German aegis - from 1940 to 1944...more details Format:Paperback Pages:263
In the summer of 1940, the French army was one of the largest and best in the world, confident of victory. In the space of a few nightmarish weeks that all changed as the French and their British allies were crushed and eight million people fled their homes...more details Format:Hardback Pages:368
In the summer of 1940, the French army was one of the largest and best in the world, confident of victory. In the space of a few nightmarish weeks all that changed as the French and their British allies were crushed and eight million people fled their homes...more details Format:Paperback Pages:496