The Week France Fell: June 10-June 16, 1940 by Noel Barber
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The Week France Fell: June 10-June 16, 1940 by Noel Barber
Hardcover, ISBN 9780333178010
Publisher: Macmillan, 1976 First Edition.
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"The Week France Fell: June 10-16, 1940" chronicles the week in which the Battle of France reached its climax, with Paris being declared an open city, then occupied by the Germans as the French government is on the verge of collapse. Several characters (British and French) emerge in this book - some of whom will later play prominent (i.e., heroic) roles in the Second World War, while others will cover themselves in lasting shame. The fall of France in June 1940 would have all the makings of a Shakespearean tragedy, which Noel Barber recounts so compellingly here.
The Week France Fell is a moving account of how ordinary men and women faced the sudden and unexpected defeat of their beloved nation to ruthless Nazi invaders. Based upon interviews and other primary sources, this history offers a revelatory view of the mixture of relief and puzzlement the Germans experienced at the ease of their victory. The author relates how the intrusive hand of bureaucracy paralyzed the nation's response, and how French leaders—Paul Reynaud, Marshal Pétain, Pierre Laval, General Weygand, and Charles De Gaulle deadlocked by conflict, rivalry, and personal ambition, failed to prevent a national catastrophe.
