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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 |
| Sumario: | 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 they failed. As critic Michael Hurst writes in The American Historical Review, " The trends of French interwar history are deftly carried through onto these pages with an unobtrusive lucidity and persuasiveness." |
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| Notas: | Originally published: Harvard University Press, ©1971. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 296 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-288) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674038899 0674038894 |