Escape from Vichy
| Author | : Eric T. Jennings |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2018-03-09 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674983380 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674983386 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Escape from Vichy by : Eric T. Jennings
Download or read book Escape from Vichy written by Eric T. Jennings and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in World War II, thousands of refugees traveled from France to Vichy-controlled Martinique, en route to safer shores in North, Central, and South America. While awaiting transfer, the exiles formed influential ties--with one another and with local black dissidents. As Eric T. Jennings shows, what began as expulsion became a kind of rescue.
