Author: Sumner, Ian; Vauvillier, Francois; Chappell, Mike
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limite
Year: 1998
ISBN: 1855327074
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description: New book, 48 pages, MAA318. By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so, Free France was born. In this companion volume to MAA315: The French Army 1939-45 (I) , Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation. Contents: De Gaulle and the Free French 1940-43, Free French Ground Forces Uniforms and Insignia, Secret Resistance Within the Vichy Army, A Rematch for the Army of Africa, Rearming the French, Uniforms and Insignia 1943-44, The Revival of an Army, The Plates, Bibliography.