Fleeing Hitler: France 1940
by Hanna Diamond
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Author: Hanna DiamondEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-19
ISBN: 0192806181
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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- ISBN13: 9780192806185
- Condition: USED - Good
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Summary: 5 Stars
I originally bought Fleeing Hitler for a family member, who as a child took part in the Parisian "Exodus" in the summer of 1940 as Hitler advanced at Blitzkrieg speed into France. I honestly didn't think a book about civilians fleeing would be very interesting, it's such a seemingly minor, and for many embarrassing event in World War II history; but I was soon hooked after reading the first few pages. Not only did the Exodus directly shape the course of the war, 'Fleeing Hitler' is hugely educational, entertaining, and even relevant today.
Diamond unfolds the events with liberal use of direct quotes from about a dozen people who left excellent accounts, published and private. The first few chapters describe the build-up to war, invasion, the "phony war" and finally the Exodus itself. Diamond has a novelists sense of building a story so that by the time the Nazi's invade you feel ready to flee along with everyone else. Then there is an excellent history of how and why the French government split into the Vichy government and the government in exile - this has always been a confusing for me, but now I understand it was largely in direct consequence of the Exodus.
'Fleeing Hitler' can be enjoyed on many levels, from WWII history of a largely forgotten and unknown but major event, to personal stories of survival, to general lessons about evacuations and what happens when a modern western industrial society breaks down.
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