June 18, 1940 by Henri Amouroux

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The story of the Appeal of June 18, 1940 by Henri Amouroux, a narrative of a founding moment of Free France.

The day everything changed

This essential work explores:

• General de Gaulle's Appeal : June 18, 1940, on the BBC in London
• The French debacle : Military collapse and the exodus of civilians
• Churchill and England : British support for Free France
• Roosevelt and the United States : The American position in the face of the French defeat
• The Vichy Regime : The French State and Collaboration
• Resistance networks : The first acts of refusal and organization
• A certain idea of France : The Gaullist vision of the nation
• London, capital of Free France : Exile and reconquest

Henri Amouroux masterfully reveals how General de Gaulle's Appeal of June 18, 1940, delivered from London, changed the destiny of France. This analysis is essential for understanding this pivotal moment when military defeat was transformed into the hope of liberation.

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