French citizens cite May 1940 as their most dangerous war period. [fact]
But in answer to the leading question repeatedly asked by the author, “What was the most dangerous period in the war for you?” they tend to show an unusual degree of unanimity. It was the time immediately following 13 May, and the first weeks of de Gaulle.
Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 962