The first comprehensive history of Calais under English rule, casting new light on the development of its vigorous political and commercial society.

This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940.

The book approaches Calais historically and through the key concept of the camp or the ‘jungle’ - a metaphor that becomes crucial to the inhuman approach to the settlement and in the justifications to destroy it continuously.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition.

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