Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. General editor’s introduction ix
5. Acknowledgements x
6. Abbreviations xii
7. Maps xiv
8. Introduction 1
9. Part I The inter-war background
10. 1 The inter-war empire and French defence 10
11. Part II Clashes of French empire in Africa 1940–41
12. 2 Territories divided, June-December 1940 38
13. 3 The empire between the Axis and the Allies, 1940–41 70
14. Part III The second wave of Free French empire 1941–45
15. 4 The empire goes to war 100
16. 5 Empire as diplomatic incident 130
17. 6 Operation Torch and Free French imperial supremacy in Africa, 1942–45 159
18. 7 The fate of French Indo-China, 1940–45 191
19. Part IV Contrasting colonial policies
20. 8 A new imperial order 224
21. Conclusion 259
22. Bibliography 265
23. Index 289