They Speak For A Nation - Letters From France

Editora:

Nord Press

Código:

491_9781406773293

Vendido e entregue por Um Livro

Sinopse
Características

THEY SPEAK FOR A NATION All profits and royalties from the sale of this boo will be applied to the relief of French prisoners of war. The distribution will be effected through such channels or agencies as appear to be safest and most efficient. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE BOOK B. B. C., London British Broadcasting Corporation, London. C. B. S., New York Columbia Broadcasting System, New York. N. B. C., New York National Broadcasting Company, New York. W. R. U. L., Boston Short-wave station of WRUL, Boston, Mass. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Introduction xiii I The Spirit of Resistance i II Life in Paris 38 III News from Alsace-Lorraine 56 IV The Prisoners of War 75 V The ChildrenThe Students 85 VI The Hardships of Material Life 96 VII The Vichy Government 126 VIII The Germans The Feeling about Collaboration 149 IX The Free French Forces 175 X England 201 XI America 216 PRINCIPAL EVENTS CONCERNING FRANCE, REFERRED TO IN THIS BOOK June 16, 1940 Demission of the Reynaud Government. Albert Lebrun, President of the French Republic, appoints Marshal Petain as Prime Minister. June 17, 1940 Marshal Petain asks Germany and Italy for an armistice, June 1 8, 1940 In a broadcast from London, General de Gaulle urges the French officers and soldiers to continue the fight against the Axis. June 22, 1940 Signing of the Franco-German Armistice. June 24, 1940 Signing of the Franco-Italian Armistice. June 25, 1940 Both armistices become effective. July 4, 1940 The British fleet and the French fleet clash at Oran. July 10, 1940 The French Republic is replaced by the French State. Marshal Petain becomes the Head of the State. August 7, 1940 A formal treaty is signed in London between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General de Gaulle. England guarantees, for the day of victory, the restoration of France in her freedom and her greatness. August 22, 1940 The French colony of Equatorial Africa breaks with the Vichy Government and joins the Free French. August 26, 1940 The French colony of Chad

Veja mais