{"product_id":"englands-last-war-against-france-9780753827055","title":"Englands Last War Against France","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenuinely new story of the Second World War - the full account of England's last war against France in 1940-42.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmith describes unfamiliar battles with notable fluency and skill -- Max Hastings * SUNDAY TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eRiveting -- Robert Fisk * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003ehis descriptions of these obscure battlefield encounters are thrilling and his narrative is spruce and peppery. -- Christopher Silvester * DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003ea narrative of war that has much of Patrick O'Brian about it. -- Carmen Callil * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eexcellent account of a woefully understudied 'war within a war'...Astonishingly, this is the first book -- Andrew Roberts * LITERARY REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003eSmith's considerable achievement is to unmask the reality and make us understand this painful period far better than ever before. * CATHOLIC HERALD *\u003cbr\u003e\"a classic on the conflict with Hitlers Vichy allies...  a superb book on an astonishing array of long-buried incidents.\" * OXFORD TIMES *\u003cbr\u003e\"Colin Smith's light yet detailed touch superbly outlines a wasteful and depressing story... A quality read with many political and military twists and turns.\" * SOLDIER MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eIn this exemplary work, Smith displays a real knack for conveying time, place and pungent action. * WARSHIP INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404710322519,"sku":"9780753827055","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753827055.jpg?v=1730487280","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/englands-last-war-against-france-9780753827055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}