Description

By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so, Free France was born. In this companion volume to MAA 315: The French Army 1939-45 (I) , Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation.

Table of Contents

De Gaulle and the Free French 1940-43 · Free French Ground Forces Uniforms and Insignia · Secret Resistance Within the Vichy Army · A Rematch for the Army of Africa · Rearming the French · Uniforms and Insignia 1943-44 · The Revival of an Army · The Plates · Bibliography

Product details

Published 26 Jun 1998
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781855327078
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Men-at-Arms
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Ian Sumner

Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manche…

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Francois Vauvillier

Francois Vauvillier is the greatly respected edito…

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Mike Chappell

MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with…

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