Settling of Accounts - Book 9 by Henri Amouroux

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

This essential work explores:

• The Liberation of France and the Settling of Scores
• The role of the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) in France
• The FTP (Francs-Tireurs et Partisans) and the Communist Party
• General de Gaulle and the restoration of state authority
• General Leclerc and the liberation of Paris
• De Lattre de Tassigny and the French campaign
• Wild cleansing and legal cleansing
• Tensions between the French Resistance and Free France

Henri Amouroux skillfully reveals the violence of the purges, the crucial role of the British SOE in organizing the Resistance, and the political tensions that marked the Liberation. This analysis is essential for understanding this complex period where the joy of freedom existed alongside settling of scores.

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