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On 16 May 1940 an emergency meeting of the French High Command was called at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris. The German army had broken through the French lines on the River Meuse at Sedan and elsewhere, only five days after launching their attack. Churchill, who had been telephoned byâŚ
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Also for historical context, this is a more traditionally constructed historyâthough also a masterful synthesis of sourcesâand among those that view the refugee crisis as having a role in France's defeat. Clear, concise and comprehensive; if you read one book about the fall of France, read this.
From Austin's list on the refugee crisis in Western Europe in WW2.
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