Instructions for American servicemen in France during World War II / with a new foreword by Rick Atkinson.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Description
xiii, 72 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 16 cm

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    This pamphlet is equal parts guidebook, cultural snapshot, and propaganda piece. A central aim is to dispel any prejudices American soldiers may have about the French-- especially relating to their quick capitulation in 1940. Warning soldiers that the defeat "is a raw spot which the Nazis have been riding" since the occupation began. Instructions is careful to highlight France's long historical role as a major U.S. ally. Following that is a brief sketch of the French character and stark reminders of the deprivation the French have endured under occupation. Yet an air of reassuring confidence pervades the final section of the pamphlet, which reads like a straightforward tourists' guide to Paris and the provinces-- like a promise of better days to come once the soldiers complete their mission.
    Notes
    Originally published: A pocket guide to France / Army Information Branch of the Army Service Forces, United States Army. 1944.
    Contents
    • Why you're going to France
    • The United States soldier in France
    • A few pages of French history
    • Observation post
    • In parting
    • Annex : various aids.
    ISBN
    • 9780226841724 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 0226841723 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2007043865
    OCLC
    177067830
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