Diplomatic history of World War II in the Dunkirk evacuation in late May/early June 1940. Tens of thousands of tanks, trucks and artillery guns were left behind, as well as all of the radios, machine guns, rifles, tents, spare parts and other gear. The new Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged that Britain would continue to fight for France's freedom, even if it must do so alone. After Mers el Kebir, Britain recognised Free France as its ally and the legitimate government of France. The United States maintained diplomatic relations with Vichy (until late 1942) and avoided recognition of de Gaulle's claim to be the one and
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong versions of the book in French, one published in Quebec in 2007 with the title "La Grande Aventure de la langue française". In 2011, Jean-Benoît Nadeau completely rewrote and adapted the original English version for a French edition published in Paris, "Le français, quelle histoire!" (Télémaque and Le Livre de Poche). In 2013, the couple also published "The Story of Spanish" (St. Martin's Press), which was inspired by "The Story of French". Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong (Sourcebooks, 2003) is the first book from the writer-journalist team Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau. The