Author: GAVIN, CATHERINE
Title: Liberated France
Description: London, Jonathan Cape. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Silver title and motif on red boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear just a thin line of fading to spine head and tail. Internally very clean, tight and unmarked. Dustjacket has some wear to top edges and is not price clipped. 292 pages. The author, who lived in France from September 1944 onwards, first as a war correspondent and then as correspondent of British newspapers, has written the first well rounded study of the foundation of the Fourth Republic to appear in Britain. She has documented her personal experiences and subjective opinions with the thorough research of her previous academic years, resulting in a well sustained argument in favour of the immense effort made by the French to recover from the effects of defeat and German occupation. NOT EX LIB 12. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: French History, Post War France, Fourth Republic, Monnet Plan, Indo China War


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