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The collapse of the Third Republic : an inquiry into the fall of France in 1940 / William L. Shirer

By:

Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence), (, 1904-1993)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster , c1969.Description: 1082 p. : maps ; 25 cmISBN:

0-671-20337-1

Subject(s):

World War, 1939-1945

DDC classification:

944.08 SHI

Summary: In six lovely weeks in the spring and summer of 1940 a single battle brought down in total military defeat on of the world's great powers - it's second largest empire, an old and highly civilized democracy which Thomas Jefferson said was "every man's second country." The world watched Hitler's defeat of the French army - then believed to be one of the finest in the world - with dismay and bewilderment. How had this come about? What did it mean for all the rest of us?

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	944.08 SHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		063028

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Bibliography: p. 997-1010.

In six lovely weeks in the spring and summer of 1940 a single battle brought down in total military defeat on of the world's great powers - it's second largest empire, an old and highly civilized democracy which Thomas Jefferson said was "every man's second country." The world watched Hitler's defeat of the French army - then believed to be one of the finest in the world - with dismay and bewilderment. How had this come about? What did it mean for all the rest of us?

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