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

Description: When France Fell by Michael S. Neiberg Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description 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 Americas misguided policy on Vichy alienated its British ally and ensured tensions with Charles de Gaulle and the postwar French Republic. Publisher Description Winner of the Society for Military Historys Distinguished Book Award"Deeply researched and forcefully written . . . deftly explains the confused politics and diplomacy that bedeviled the war against the Nazis."-Wall Street Journal"Neiberg is one of the very best historians on wartime France, and his approach to the fall of France and its consequences is truly original and perceptive as well as superbly written."-Antony Beevor, author of The Second World War"An utterly gripping account, the best to date, of relations within the turbulent triumvirate of France, Britain, and America in the Second World War."-Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with DestinyThe "most shocking single event" of World War II, according to US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, was not the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor but the fall of France in the spring of 1940. The Nazi invasion of France destabilized Washingtons strategic assumptions, resulting in hasty and desperate decision-making. Michael Neiberg offers a dramatic history of Americas bewildering response-policies that placed the United States in league with fascism and nearly ruined its alliance with Britain.FDR and his advisors naively believed they could woo Vichy Frances decorated wartime leader, Marshal Philippe Pétain, and prevent the country from becoming a formal German ally. The British, convinced that the Vichy government was fully subservient to Nazi Germany, chose to back Charles de Gaulle and actively financed and supported the Resistance. After the war, Americas decision to work with the Vichy regime cast a pall over US-French relations that lasted for decades. Author Biography 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. Details ISBN 0674293886 ISBN-13 9780674293885 Title When France Fell Author Michael S. Neiberg Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 320 Publisher Harvard University Press GE_Item_ID:158751511; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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