Book contents
- War of Words
- War of Words
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 From the Dunkirk Evacuations to the Franco-German Armistice
- 2 ‘The Real Question at Issue’
- 3 A Necessary Tragedy? The British Bombardments of the French Fleet at Mers El-Kébir
- 4 Vichy, the Free French and the Battle for Imperial Influence at Dakar in September 1940
- 5 Promises of Independence
- 6 Operation Torch
- 7 Independence on French Terms
- 8 Holding On to Empire
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 July 2022
- War of Words
- War of Words
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 From the Dunkirk Evacuations to the Franco-German Armistice
- 2 ‘The Real Question at Issue’
- 3 A Necessary Tragedy? The British Bombardments of the French Fleet at Mers El-Kébir
- 4 Vichy, the Free French and the Battle for Imperial Influence at Dakar in September 1940
- 5 Promises of Independence
- 6 Operation Torch
- 7 Independence on French Terms
- 8 Holding On to Empire
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- War of WordsBritain, France and Discourses of Empire during the Second World War, pp. viiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022