L'incroyable histoire de la Poche de Saint-Nazaire

Discover an important page of our local history: for the first time a complete study on all aspects of the "Pocket of Saint-Nazaire" between his formation in August 1944 and his release on May 11, 1945. A book decorated with 340 photos and period documents. This book, precise and alive, will immerse you in the heart of the military facts with a detailed description of the French, American and German forces in the presence on the Pocket. You will discover that French volunteers came to risk their lives first of the Loire-Atlantique department then Morbihan, Côtes du Nord, Ille-et-Vilaine, Maine-et-Loire, Vienne, Vendée, Sarthe with a detachment of Parisians, Loir-et-Cher, Indre, Limousin with some Alsatians-Lorrainers, Normandy, Oise, North and Ardennes ... You'll know which were the American soldiers fighting alongside them, and how the German soldiers were living opposite. This book will also tell you the difficult daily life of the "pocketed" French civilians who will be the last to be released on May 11, 1945. Preface by General Maurice Barthélémy. Evaded from France, BCRA London. Maquis of St-Marcel, Saffré and Vienne, staff of the St-Nazaire pocket. Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor and Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit