The People Awakened Vol 4 by Henri Amouroux

The fourth volume of Henri Amouroux's monumental history of the French people during World War II.

June 1940 - June 1941: From Defeat to Awakening

This essential work explores:

• The military collapse of June 1940: The French debacle and the civilian exodus
• The Appeal of June 18, 1940: De Gaulle on the BBC and the birth of Free France
• Marshal Pétain and the French State: The establishment of the Vichy regime
• The German-Soviet Pact: The French Communist Party facing the Occupation
• Operation Barbarossa: The invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941
• The awakening of the Resistance: The PCF enters the fight after the attack on the USSR
• The myth of the "Party of the Executed": Communist resistance and its martyrs
• London and the Third Reich: The international stakes of the war

Henri Amouroux reveals with finesse how the French people, crushed by defeat, gradually awakened to resistance. Essential analysis for understanding this pivotal year when France moved from collapse to hope, marked by the Appeal of June 18 and the turning point of June 22, 1941.

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