To the Maginot Line : the politics of French military preparation in the 1920's /
The decision to fortify northeastern France has usually been considered a tragic mistake, an example of bad planning and missed opportunities. Not so, says Judith M. Hughes, who provides a convincing view of how France's military and political leaders tried to safeguard their nation and why the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2006.
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Edición: | 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |
Colección: | Harvard historical monographs ;
v. 64. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1. France at the End of the War
- 2. Foch and the Disjunction of Diplomacy and Military Planning
- 3. Petain and Parliament: The Formulation and Passage of French Military Legislation
- 4. From the Ruhr to Locarno via Morocco
- 5. To the Maginot Line
- 6. Epilogue, 1930-1940
- Selected Bibliography
- Index