Présentation du livre

The occupied coast – Living in the shadow of the Atlantic Wall intègre la bibliothèque du BEMALPA. Ce livre s’attache à décrire le quotidien des populations côtières de l’Europe de l’Ouest occupée, subissant la double peine de l’Occupation, mais plus encore du passage de leurs zone de vie en zone militaire de défense, sur les côtes des Pays-Bas, de la Belgique et de la France, lieu d’édification du Mur de l’Atlantique.

The occupied coast living in the shadow of the Atlantic Wall

Sommaire

  • War breaks out
  • From opération Sea Lion to the Battle of Britain
  • The Atlantic Wall : an impenetrable wall ?
  • Working on the Atlantic Wall
  • Life in the restricted area
  • Living with the occupier
  • A violent flare-up
  • Secret preparations for invasion
  • An imminent landing
  • 6 June 1944
  • The liberated coast

Titre : The occupied coast
Auteur : Benoit Strubbe / collectif
Éditions : Hannibal Publishing
Total pages : 192
ISBN : 978-94-9137-686-3

Résumé de l’éditeur

During most of World War II, the coasts of Western Europe and Great Britain formed the Western Front. Only water separated the warring parties, with coastal defences erected on both sides.

The German occupier built a defence line along the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts, the famous Atlantic Wall. Suddenly, the coastal population found itself living in a Sperrgebiet of top military priority, with dunes and beach area out of bounds. Despite many constraints like rationing, curfews, blackout measures, air raids, requisitions and evacuations, local people continued to try and go about their everyday lives. On top of that, the soldiers stationed to guard the wall had to be lodged or billeted. On the coast, the war took a unique course.

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