Rock of contention : Free French and Americans at war in New Caledonia, 1940-1945 / Kim Munholland.
Rock of contention : Free French and Americans at war in New Caledonia, 1940-1945 / Kim Munholland.
Rock of contention : Free French and Americans at war in New Caledonia, 1940-1945 / Kim Munholland.
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New York : Berghahn Books, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N940.53959/1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction : the Franco-American Mesentente -- 1. The Free French and the Americans before Pearl Harbor -- 2. The New Caledonian rally to the free French -- 3. New Caledonia in limbo : preparing for war in the Pacific -- 4. Going to pieces : the 1942 riot -- 5. The rooster and the eagle : Governor...
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New York : Berghahn Books, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"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...
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Rock of contention : Free French and Americans at war in New Caledonia, 1940-1945 / Kim Munholland.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.53959/1
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74VKdlpLEDwd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdlpLEDwd
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ISBN
1571816828
9781571816825
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940.539597
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991020108589702626
