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Rock of contention : Free French and Americans at war in New Caledonia, 1940-1945 /
"What went wrong in Free French relations with Americans during World War Two? Two peoples, presumably sharing a common cause in a war to defeat the axis powers, often found themselves locked in bitter disputes that exposed fundamental differences in outlook and intentions during the war, creat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "What went wrong in Free French relations with Americans during World War Two? Two peoples, presumably sharing a common cause in a war to defeat the axis powers, often found themselves locked in bitter disputes that exposed fundamental differences in outlook and intentions during the war, creating a profound misunderstanding or mesantente that was a major source of Franco-American conflict during the war and has persisted since then. The site for this dispute was the South Pacific colony of New Caledonia. By carefully documenting French policy toward the American presence in New Caledonia during the war, the author demonstrates the existence of a deep-seated suspicion, fear, even paranoia about the Americans that colored almost every phase of Free French policy Revising traditional views, the author lays bare the roots of the antagonism, which stem from perceptions and biases."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782388586 1782388583 1571816828 9781571816825 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |