Joys and Sorrows of the Liberated People - Book 8 by Henri Amouroux

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The eighth volume of Henri Amouroux's monumental history of the French during the Second World War , chronicling the Liberation and its complex aftermath.

This powerful work explores:

• The Liberation of Paris and the triumphant return of de Gaulle
• The Provence landings and the Allied advance across France
• The French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and the Maquis fighters
• Leclerc's army and American forces liberating French territory
• Summary executions and settling of scores after the Liberation
• The tragedies of Tulle and Oradour-sur-Glane
• The complex emotions of joy, revenge, and reconstruction

Henri Amouroux's masterful account captures the contradictions of the Liberation—the euphoria of freedom mingled with the pain of retribution. A nuanced and profoundly human testimony to France's transition from occupation to liberation.

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