Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers: The Gold Coast in World War II
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by Nancy Ellen Lawler
Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers: The Gold Coast in World War II SYNOPSIS When the French Army fell to the Germans in spring 1940, French West Africa cast its lot with the new Nazi-dominated Vichy government, leaving four other French colonies in West Africa surrounded by potential enemies. Lawler (economics and history, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Illinois) tells the story of one, now Ghana, from the summer of 1940 to the end of 1942. She focuses on what was done to deter invasion, and whether there would have been an invasion if those measures had not been taken. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
FROM THE CRITICS Booknews When the French Army fell to the Germans in spring 1940, French West Africa cast its lot with the new Nazi-dominated Vichy government, leaving four other French colonies in West Africa surrounded by potential enemies. Lawler (economics and history, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Illinois) tells the story of one, now Ghana, from the summer of 1940 to the end of 1942. She focuses on what was done to deter invasion, and whether there would have been an invasion if those measures had not been taken. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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