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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The occupation and liberation of Strasbourg was described by de Gaulle as one of the most brilliant episodes in our military history, yet is overshadowed outside France by the Battle of the Bulge. Frances equivalent to Douglas MacArthurs oath I shall return, General Philippe Leclercs Oath of Kufra, not to lay down our arms until our colours, our beautiful colours, fly over Strasbourg Cathedral, guided his celebrated 2nd Armoured Division across France from Normandy to the Rhine, until in November 1944 he recaptured Strasbourg in a daring feat of arms.Strasbourg was menaced as soon as it was liberated, as Hitler sought in the wake of the Ardennes Offensive to recapture this coveted trophy. SHAEF was on the verge of abandoning the city to Nazi vengeance until an eleventh-hour meeting between de Gaulle, Churchill and Eisenhower reversed the decision and sent French and American forces to defend it. The defenders including recruits from Frances colonies sacrificed themselves heroically. After this bloody victory, Strasbourgs liberators and defenders crossed the Rhine to occupy Germany, sharing honours with 101st Airbornes Band of Brothers in Hagenau and the Eagles Nest.The author explores the history behind the Franco-German rivalry over this polyglot city, its loss, its insanely unbalanced Nazi occupation, its liberation by the Free French forces, and its defence against Hitlers vengeance. It also looks at the neglected contribution of Frances multi-ethnic colonial soldiers to the salvation of the city and the country, and Strasbourgs modern role as an icon of restored European harmony and unity. A neglected passage of World War II history, when French forces liberated this trophy city in the aftermath of a Nazi collapse, only to almost lose it again in the Battle of the Bulge. De Gaulle described the liberation of Strasbourg one of the most brilliant episodes in our military history. But who did the fighting? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Comic-operetta stage set, or ghost town haunted by the walking dead Sigmaringen still fascinates long after its collapse at the end of the Second World War. This enclave of French Vichy officials and fascists on German soil refugees and hostages maintained at the Nazis' pleasure played out the last residue of French collaborationism in the closing months of the war, presided over by the inert figurehead of Marshal Petain, against the fairytale backdrop of Sigmaringen Castle. No single English-language history of the Sigmaringen enclave exists, yet it brought together some of the most colourful and controversial collaborationists, from the militant French SS officer Joseph Darnand to the delirious writer Louis-Ferdinand Celine, in a petri dish for the last samples of the collaborationism that had infected France and laid her low. Vichy's Last Castle brings together contemporary documents, eye-witness reports, diplomatic communiques and protests, and personal chronicles, alongside post-war analyses, war crimes trials, apologetics and memoirs, to provide a complete picture of the Sigmaringen enclave, from daily life to political chicanery. From the vain, formal protests of Marshal Petain to the hallucinatory stream-of-consciousness of Celine, the book draws on contemporary photographs as well as texts to encapsulate this bizarre milieu, where the rank-and-file starved and suffered, while the elite played and plotted their tragicomic endgame, in a sublimely appropriate Wagnerian setting. AUTHOR: Paul StJohn Mackintosh lives in France and is a British author of historical and imaginative works, as well as an historian, journalist and game creator. As well as full-length historical publications, he has contributed extensively to historical reference works and popular history books. He is a member of the Historical Writers Association, and is a Masters graduate in History and Art History from Trinity College, Cambridge. 30 b/w illustrations Comic-operetta stage set, or ghost town haunted by the walking dead - Sigmaringen still fascinates long after its collapse at the end of the Second World War. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. The Corps Franc Pommiès (CFP) was founded on 17 November 1942 by its namesake, André Pommiès. It operated in south-western France, becoming one of the largest and most important Resistance units in the south. After initial work in the sabotage of rail and road networks, factories and power plants, on 15 April 1944 it sabotaged the Hispano-Suiza factory in Soues in the Hautes-Pyrénées, forestalling Allied bombing of the factory and the inevitable collateral damage.This was no small, covert cell: the CFP mobilized some 12,000 combatants to support the D-Day landings. Its harassment of the Gestapo, the fascist Milice, and other Occupation forces turned the area around Toulouse into a no man's land for the Nazis. The CFP linked up with the newly formed French 1st Army during the advance into central France and fought in the brutal campaign to liberate Alsace. It participated in the Rhine crossings, the march on Stuttgart, and the French occupation of Germany, becoming the first French regiment to occupy Berlin. Their story is brought to life in this book, the first in the English language to record their heroic deeds. …

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Hardback. Condizione: New. The occupation and liberation of Strasbourg was described by de Gaulle as 'one of the most brilliant episodes in our military history', yet is overshadowed outside France by the Battle of the Bulge. France's equivalent to Douglas MacArthur's oath 'I shall return,' General Philippe Leclerc's Oath of Kufra, 'not to lay down our arms until our colours, our beautiful colours, fly over Strasbourg Cathedral', guided his celebrated 2nd Armoured Division across France from Normandy to the Rhine, until in November 1944 he recaptured Strasbourg in a daring feat of arms.Strasbourg was menaced as soon as it was liberated, as Hitler sought in the wake of the Ardennes Offensive to recapture this coveted trophy. SHAEF was on the verge of abandoning the city to Nazi vengeance until an eleventh-hour meeting between de Gaulle, Churchill and Eisenhower reversed the decision and sent French and American forces to defend it. The defenders - including recruits from France's colonies - sacrificed themselves heroically. After this bloody victory, Strasbourg's liberators and defenders crossed the Rhine to occupy Germany, sharing honours with 101st Airborne's Band of Brothers in Hagenau and the Eagle's Nest.The author explores the history behind the Franco-German rivalry over this polyglot city, its loss, its insanely unbalanced Nazi occupation, its liberation by the Free French forces, and its defence against Hitler's vengeance. It also looks at the neglected contribution of France's multi-ethnic colonial soldiers to the salvation of the city and the country, and Strasbourg's modern role as an icon of restored European harmony and unity.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. In the 1930s sunlit seaside town of Bexhill, Sussex, a sinister experiment unfolded behind the genteel facade of Augusta Victoria College. This exclusive finishing school catered to the daughters of Nazi leaders and German aristocracy - young women groomed not only in English manners and etiquette but as emissaries in Hitler's charm offensive to win over Britain's elite. Their blazers bore swastikas, and the school crest brazenly paired the Union Jack with the Nazi emblem, symbolizing a chilling vision: a union between the British Empire and the Third Reich. Among its pupils were Bettina von Ribbentrop, daughter of Hitler's foreign minister; Isa von Bergen, daughter of the Nazi envoy to the Vatican; and Princess Herzeleide of Prussia, granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Some would remain loyal to the regime; others, like Countess Reinhild von Hardenberg, would later join the resistance. But all were assets in a covert strategy to infiltrate British high society - and some of their hosts were disturbingly willing partners. Drawing on first-hand accounts and newly uncovered evidence, Hitler's Finishing School exposes the extraordinary story of this institution - the only one of its kind in Britain - and the web of influence, ambition, and betrayal that surrounded it. Scandalous, gripping, and steeped in intrigue, this is one untold history of how close Britain came to embracing the Nazi dream. AUTHOR: Paul StJohn Mackintosh lives in France and is a British author of historical and imaginative works, as well as an historian, journalist and game creator. As well as full-length historical publications, he has contributed extensively to historical reference works and popular history books. He is a member of the Historical Writers Association, and is a Masters graduate in History and Art History from Trinity College, Cambridge. 20 b/w illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condizione: New. The occupation and liberation of Strasbourg was described by de Gaulle as 'one of the most brilliant episodes in our military history', yet is overshadowed outside France by the Battle of the Bulge. France's equivalent to Douglas MacArthur's oath 'I shall return,' General Philippe Leclerc's Oath of Kufra, 'not to lay down our arms until our colours, our beautiful colours, fly over Strasbourg Cathedral', guided his celebrated 2nd Armoured Division across France from Normandy to the Rhine, until in November 1944 he recaptured Strasbourg in a daring feat of arms.Strasbourg was menaced as soon as it was liberated, as Hitler sought in the wake of the Ardennes Offensive to recapture this coveted trophy. SHAEF was on the verge of abandoning the city to Nazi vengeance until an eleventh-hour meeting between de Gaulle, Churchill and Eisenhower reversed the decision and sent French and American forces to defend it. The defenders - including recruits from France's colonies - sacrificed themselves heroically. After this bloody victory, Strasbourg's liberators and defenders crossed the Rhine to occupy Germany, sharing honours with 101st Airborne's Band of Brothers in Hagenau and the Eagle's Nest.The author explores the history behind the Franco-German rivalry over this polyglot city, its loss, its insanely unbalanced Nazi occupation, its liberation by the Free French forces, and its defence against Hitler's vengeance. It also looks at the neglected contribution of France's multi-ethnic colonial soldiers to the salvation of the city and the country, and Strasbourg's modern role as an icon of restored European harmony and unity.…