Nathalie Ubéda, L’Armée américaine sur la Côte d’Azur. Repos et démonstration de puissance (1917-1967), Paris, Garnier, coll. Mediterranean Studies, 497 pp., EAN: 9782406160601, 32 €.
Prix départemental de la recherche historique 2022 des Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes
In 1918, 1945, then in the 1950s and 1960s, the US armed forces landed in the French Riveria, using it as a rest and recuperation post. This gave American troops the opportunity to further demonstrate their might and disseminate US culture, provoking mixed reactions from the local population.
