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Olivier Wieviorka is Professor of History at the cole Normale Suprieure de Cachan.

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Obres de Olivier Wieviorka

Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris (2007) — Autor — 53 exemplars
The French Resistance (2016) 24 exemplars
Histoire de la résistance (2013) 13 exemplars
Histoire militaire de la France (1) (2018) — Editor — 7 exemplars
La France du XXe siècle - Documents d'histoire (1994) — Autor — 7 exemplars
Histoire militaire de la France (2) (2018) — Editor — 7 exemplars
La guerre du désert, 1940-1943 (2019) — Editor; Col·laborador; Introducció — 2 exemplars
Vichy, 1940-1944 (1999) 1 exemplars

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Nom normalitzat
Wieviorka, Olivier
Nom oficial
Wieviorka, Olivier
Data de naixement
1960-02-02
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
France
País (per posar en el mapa)
France
Lloc de naixement
Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
Educació
Université Paris I (Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Histoire, Thèse 'Vichysme, attentisme, résistances, 19 40 | 19 45', 19 99)
Université Paris I (Doctorat, Histoire, Thèse 'Destins d’un mouvement de résistance : Défense de la France', 19 92)
Fondation Thiers (Pensionnaire, 19 88 | 19 92)
Agrégation d'histoire (1984)
Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris (Diplôme d'études approfondies, Histoire, 19 85)
Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris (Diplôme, 19 82) (mostra-les totes 7)
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Saint-Cloud (1980|1984)
Professions
Professeur (Histoire)
Historien (Contemporain, WW2, Résistance française)
Chroniqueur média
Relacions
Wieviorka, Michel (Frère)
Wieviorka, Annette (Soeur)
Wieviorka, Sylvie (Soeur)
Geismar, Alain (Beau-frère)
Prost, Antoine (Directeur de thèse)
Azéma, Jean-Pierre (Garant d'Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, 19 99)
Organitzacions
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (Professeur, Histoire contemporaine, 20 00 | )
Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Chargé de conférences, 19 89 | 20 09)
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Fontenay Saint-Cloud (Maître de conférences, 19 96 | 20 00)
Université du Hainaut-Cambrésis (Maître de conférences, 19 93 | 19 96)
Université d’Orléans (ATER, 19 85 | 19 87)
Institut universitaire de France (Membre, 20 11 | 20 16) (mostra-les totes 9)
Vingtième siècle, REvue (Rédacteur en chef, 20 04 | 20 14)
L'Histoire, Magazine (Membre du Comité de rédaction)
Libération, Journal (Collaborateur)

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At 6pm on 18 June 1940, a relatively unknown French two-star general, Charles de Gaulle, composed himself in front of a microphone at the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London and began a speech. Lasting less than six minutes, his words were an impassioned rejection of the armistice with Nazi Germany, which had been announced the day before by Marshal Pétain, prime minister and soon to be head of state of the collaborationist Vichy regime. Bristling with intent, de Gaulle was adamant that the Fall of France was just one battle and not the whole war, which he predicted would become a world war. Broadcast at 10pm, the speech was not obviously political. Rather it was a call to arms, aimed at the French military.

Few French people responded to de Gaulle’s plea, principally because it was difficult not to accept Pétain’s logic that Nazi Germany had won. Indeed, most saw de Gaulle as irrelevant, preferring to embrace Pétain as the saviour figure whose authoritarian antisemitic regime, based in the central spa town of Vichy, enjoyed mass support in autumn 1940.

However, after the Second World War, de Gaulle’s speech of 18 June 1940 became enshrined in French history as the starting point of the French Resistance, which led directly to the Liberation four years later. This founding narrative allowed French people to forget the humiliation of Nazi Occupation and rebuild national self-esteem.

Read the rest of the review at HistoryToday.com.

Martin Evans is Professor of Modern European History at Sussex University
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HistoryToday | Sep 8, 2023 |
> "Histoire du débarquement en Normandie" par Olivier Wieviorka
Olivier Wieviorka tient le lecteur en haleine sur plus de 400 pages grâce à une foule d'informations, souvent inédites, dénichées dans les archives américaines, britanniques et françaises.
L'opération Overlord, le 6 juin 1944, fut d'abord un casse-tête logistique : transborder 1 500 000 hommes et leur matériel. Le général Eisenhower en assura le commandement pour ses compétences en la matière. Mais dans tous les domaines - diplomatique, stratégique, économique - le Débarquement fut une entreprise titanesque dépassant l'entendement, rappelle Olivier Wieviorka. L'historien tient le lecteur en haleine sur plus de 400 pages grâce à une foule d'informations, souvent inédites, dénichées dans les archives américaines, britanniques et françaises. Rien n'échappe à sa sagacité, pas même le "syndrome du vieux sergent" : le doute saisissant les sous-officiers, pourtant aguerris, le jour où ils doivent remplacer au pied levé leur officier mort.
L'Express

> Histoire du Débarquement en Normandie. Des origines à la libération de Paris by Olivier Wieviorka
Se reporter au compte rendu de Robert GILDEA
In: Revue Historique, T. 309, Fasc. 4 (644) (Octobre 2007), pp. 1009-1010

> Histoire du débarquement en Normandie. Des origines à la Libération de Paris 1941-1944 by Olivier Wieviorka
Se reporter au compte rendu de Antoine PROST
In: Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire, No. 95 (Jul. - Sep., 2007), pp. 291-292
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Joop-le-philosophe | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Feb 10, 2021 |
The Allied invasion of Europe on the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944 has taken on the status of epic myth over the years, according to author Olivier Wieviorka. As such, the actual truth of the events leading to the liberation of Paris has been lost. Normandy: The Landing to the Liberation of Paris focuses on breaking these myths and portraying Operation Overlord as the author claims: “Stripped of the glorious trappings of a legendary exploit, the invasion of Normandy can now be seen as a supremely human event— human both in the greatness of what it accomplished and in the magnitude of what it left undone” (p. 361).
Over half of the book focuses on the political, military, and material preparation leading to the invasion. These discussions provide some insight into the overall history of the Allied invasion seldom discussed in other books, such as political concerns; the logic in selecting the time, location, and size of the invasion force; and planning limitations.
While the translation appears solid through the book, a glaring error, claiming the United States built “1,200 battleships” between 1942 and 1945 (p. 43) raises doubt about the accuracy of countless statistics the author relies on to prove his various points. This error is magnified by how he extensively uses often convenient statistics to prove a point. One such example concerns the motivation (specifically, lack of motivation) of US forces. Any value or salient points are lost in the myriad numbers and questions as to the relevancy of the topic.
Unfortunately, the author contradicts himself in his discussion of the preparation and planning for D-day. In the first chapter (p. 12,) he points out the late start of planning for the invasion as April 1943, while later noting the date for the same event as March 1943 (p. 65). This contradiction, while slight, magnifies questions about the author’s analysis. This continues as he describes the initial planning guidance as “exceptionally vague” (p. 65) for the initial invasion planning, having as an objective “anticipate the destruction of the Wehrmacht’s forces in northwestern Europe” (p. 66). While not addressing any objectives concerning the fate of Germany’s political state or similar issues, the objective given does provide an adequate starting place for the invasion. More specific guidance was given six weeks later.
It would be naïve to assume that all of the US Army forces were highly motivated, perfectly behaved, exceptionally skilled, routinely heroic to a fault, or dedicated to spreading an American system of democracy; however, the author argues that the infantry was manned by “the weakest conscripts— weakest in every respect (p. 52). He continues questioning their motivation by citing a multitude of survey statistics, including anecdotal information from an army psychiatrist—“I found a lot of men who didn’t care to fight” (p. 55)—and a postwar survey that noted the most common question American soldiers preparing for D-day asked was when they could go home. This presentation of motivation as having an impact on an army’s ability to fight could have some
relevance to D-day if it included the German army. Unfortunately, coverage of such topics related to the German army is minimal. The author also makes a great effort to highlight individual American crimes against the French population, yet again provides an unbalanced approach by not providing equal coverage of crimes committed by German forces. Perhaps, this difference in coverage is based on a lack of available German military documents; however, the author does not explain.
The author devotes the entirety of chapter 10, “Psychoneuroses,” to psychological issues, mental breakdowns, and American slow response to such problems. The overall relevance of this issue to the topic of the Normandy invasion is sketchy at best. To be expected, coverage of the Axis aspects on this topic is completely missing, as is an index, which makes looking up particular points or facts extremely difficult.
Wieviorka provides a solid review of the issues dealing with General de Gaulle’s status as the potential heir apparent to the French government, the conflict over recognizing and defining his role in D-day, and the role of the French Resistance movement. These discussions add merit to the book.
In conclusion, Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris reads as an attempt at revisionist history written to rectify the reader’s “Triumphalism” mythological understanding of an epic tale. While some of the author’s points are enlightening, they are scattered throughout the book, such as coverage of French involvement; buried in uneven coverage, as discussions concerning crimes; or lost in mind-numbing, conveniently used statistics, such as those used to discuss motivation. The book’s bibliography indicates it was well researched, but unfortunately, the author takes every opportunity to bring out perceived failures in the Allied effort while downplaying any successes. Ultimately, this book should only be read as a companion to others on the subject to expand understanding of the planning and political issues surrounding the invasion. As a standalone source, it misses its intended mark of paying the “most honest homage” by treating the young British, American, and Canadian soldiers “not as demigods, but as human beings.”
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LouisianaReader | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Oct 9, 2016 |
Peu de faits ou d'éclairages nouveaux; mais cela forme un essai bien construit, assez factuel
 
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Nikoz | Aug 12, 2015 |

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