Passions and Hatreds - Book 5 by Henri Amouroux

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The fifth volume of Henri Amouroux's monumental history of the French during the Second World War.

1942: The year of all turning points

This essential work explores:

• The Allied landings in North Africa : Operation Torch and its consequences for France
• The invasion of the Free Zone : The Wehrmacht occupies all of France in November 1942
• The scuttling of the French fleet : The tragedy of Toulon and the sacrifice of the Navy
• The roundups of July and August 1942 : The Vel' d'Hiv roundup and the deportation of the Jews
• Drancy and Auschwitz : The Status of Jews and the Intensification of Persecution
• Anti-Semitic passions : French collaboration in the Final Solution
• De Gaulle and the Allies : Tensions between Free France and the Anglo-Americans
• Stalingrad : The impact of the German defeat on French morale

Henri Amouroux masterfully reveals the passions and hatreds that tore France apart in 1942, a pivotal year in which hope was reborn with Allied victories while anti-Semitic terror reached its peak. This analysis is essential for understanding this tragic period when France teetered between collaboration and resistance.

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