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Chargement... Fleeing Hitler: France 1940 (2007)par Hanna Diamond
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The first ever account of how the fall of France to the Germans in 1940 affected the lives of ordinary French people. Using eyewitness accounts, Hanna Diamond tells a story of mass exodus, defeat, humiliation, and occupation - opening the way for the triumph of the Vichy regime under Marshal P--eacute--;tain. - ;Wednesday 12th June 1940. The Times reported 'thousands upon thousands of Parisians leaving the capital by every possible means, preferring to abandon home and property rather than risk even temporary Nazi domination'. As Hitler's victorious armies approached Paris, the French government Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Diamond has a novelists sense of building a story so that by the time the Nazi's invade you feel ready to flee along with everyone else. The story is mainly told through the direct quotes of about a dozen people, of which we have excellent records. The first few chapters deal with the build-up and then Exodus. Then there is an excellent history of how and why the French government split into the Vichy government and the government in exile - this has always been confusing to me and now I understand it was largely in direct consequence of the Exodus.
The lessons of mass hysteria and propaganda are clear - sometimes everyone else really is wrong, and the safest thing to do is go against the grain. I live in the DC region and after the 9/11 attacks I often wonder what a mass evacuation would be like. Clearly, the first decision is whether to leave home at all when there is mass confusion and conflicting instructions from authorities, the road can be more dangerous than staying home. Assuming one leaves, the number one lesson is always keep your family together, never separate, even for a brief time, and have lots of food and water and gasoline. ( )