June 18, 1940 by Henri Amouroux - Digital Edition

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:

• General de Gaulle's Appeal: June 18, 1940 on the BBC in London
• The French debacle: Military collapse and civilian exodus
• Churchill and England: British support for Free France
• Roosevelt and the United States: The American position facing 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 reveals with finesse how the Appeal of June 18, 1940, delivered by General de Gaulle from London, changed France's destiny. Essential analysis for understanding this founding moment when military defeat transformed into hope for liberation.

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