People of the Disaster - Book 1 by Henri Amouroux

The People of Disaster is the first volume of the monumental series The Great History of the French under the Occupation by Henri Amouroux. This historical panorama in 12 volumes recounts the history of France from 1939 to 1945.

September 3, 1939 - June 22, 1940: From the Phoney War to the rout

This essential work explores:

• The Phoney War: From the declaration of war on September 3, 1939, to the German offensive
• The Blitz of May 10, 1940: The lightning attack of the Wehrmacht against France, Belgium, and the Netherlands
• General von Manstein: The brilliant plan that broke through the Ardennes and bypassed the Maginot Line
• The Luftwaffe and the Stukas: The terror from the sky and German air superiority
• The French military collapse: The rout of the French army before the Third Reich
• The civilian exodus: Millions of French on the roads fleeing
• The armistice of June 22, 1940: The French surrender and the end of the campaign
• Hitler triumphant: The victory of the Third Reich over France

Henri Amouroux reveals with subtlety how the French people, confident in their Maginot Line, were swept away in six weeks by the German war machine. An essential analysis to understand the greatest military disaster in the history of France.

📚 Continue with the other volumes of the series:

• Book 2: 40 million Pétain supporters - France under Vichy 1940-1941
• Book 3: The Good Days of the Collaborators - Collaboration 1941-1942
• Book 4: The Awakened People - French Resistance 1943
• Book 5: Passions and Hatreds - Divided France 1942
• Book 6: The Ruthless Civil War - 1943-1944
• Book 7: A Spring of Death and Hope - Landing 1944
• Book 8: Joys and Sorrows of the Freed People - Liberation 1944
• Book 9: Settling Scores - Purge 1944-1945
• Book 10: The Page Not Yet Turned - Postwar 1945
• Books 11 & 12: To Put an End to Vichy - Trials and memory

📖 Also discover other works by Henri Amouroux:

• June 18, 1940 - The call of General de Gaulle
• Pétain before Vichy - The marshal of Verdun
• SOE against Gestapo - The Prosper network

Printed edition on demand - delivered by Chronopost. Free delivery in France. Also available in digital and PDF formats.