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France under Fire: German Invasion, Civilian Flight and Family Survival during World War II
Nicole Dombrowski Risser
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Description for France under Fire: German Invasion, Civilian Flight and Family Survival during World War II
hardcover. A social, military and political history of the French refugee crisis tracing the impact of government responses upon civilian lives. Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 b/w illus. 3 maps 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660. German Invasion, Civilian Flight and Family Survival During World War II. Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare. 328 pages, 4 b/w illus. 3 maps 11 tables. A social, military and political history of the French refugee crisis tracing the impact of government responses upon civilian lives. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 20. Weight: 660.
'We request an immediate favour of you, to build a shelter for us women and small children, because we have absolutely no place to take refuge and we are terrified!' This French mother's petition sent to her mayor on the eve of Germany's 1940 invasion of France reveals civilians' security concerns unleashed by the Blitzkrieg fighting tactics of World War II. Unprepared for air warfare's assault on civilian psyches, French planners were among the first in history to respond to civilian security challenges posed by aerial bombardment. France under Fire offers a social, political and military examination of the origins ... Read more
'We request an immediate favour of you, to build a shelter for us women and small children, because we have absolutely no place to take refuge and we are terrified!' This French mother's petition sent to her mayor on the eve of Germany's 1940 invasion of France reveals civilians' security concerns unleashed by the Blitzkrieg fighting tactics of World War II. Unprepared for air warfare's assault on civilian psyches, French planners were among the first in history to respond to civilian security challenges posed by aerial bombardment. France under Fire offers a social, political and military examination of the origins ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107025325
SKU
V9781107025325
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About Nicole Dombrowski Risser
Nicole Dombrowski Risser is Associate Professor of History at Towson University in Maryland. She is editor of Women and War in the Twentieth Century: Enlisted With or Without Consent (1998).
Reviews for France under Fire: German Invasion, Civilian Flight and Family Survival during World War II
'Using dramatic personal testimony, Dombrowski Risser uncovers how the 1940 'Exodus' politicized women, what the longer-term repercussions of mass migration were, and how refugee return policies were used to exclude Jews and other 'undesirables'. France Under Fire significantly enriches historical scholarship on civilian displacement, German-French interplay during the French occupation, and ethnic cleansing during World War Two.' Julia Torrie, St ... Read more