June 18, 1940 by Henri Amouroux

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

The day everything changed

This essential work explores:

• The Appeal of General de Gaulle: June 18, 1940 at the BBC in London
• The French collapse: The military downfall and the flight of civilians
• Churchill and England: British support for Free France
• Roosevelt and the United States: The American stance facing the French defeat
• The Vichy regime: The French State and collaboration
• The 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 reveals with subtlety how the Appeal of June 18, 1940, delivered by General de Gaulle from London, changed the fate of France. An essential analysis to understand this founding moment where military defeat turns into hope for liberation.

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