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Belgium in the Second World War.

When the Nazis invaded neutral Belgium in May 1940, defeat and occupation were inevitable but Belgian armed forces held out against a vastly superior enemy for 18 days. The elected Government went into exile in London but King Leopold III controversially remained with his people as a prisoner. As de...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Veranneman, Jean-Michel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Plates; List of Maps; Words of Thanks; Author's Note; Prelude: The attack on Fort Eben Emael; Introduction; Chapter 1: They knew it was coming: Belgium between the wars; Chapter 2: Invasion: The Eighteen Days Campaign (10-28 May); Chapter 3: All the King's Men; Chapter 4: The innocents abroad: London and Africa; Chapter 5: Occupation; Chapter 6: Resistance; Chapter 7: Collaboration; Chapter 8: A tale of two trains: The fate of the Jews in Belgium; Chapter 9: Liberation; Chapter 10: Aftermath; Notes; Bibliography; Index