To the Maginot Line : the politics of French military preparation in the 1920's /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Judith M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Edición:1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
Colección:Harvard historical monographs ; v. 64.
Temas:
1900-1999
Fortification > France > History > 20th century.
Fortifications > France > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Fortification.
Diplomatic relations.
France > History, Military > 20th century.
France > Foreign relations > 1914-1940.
Maginot Line (France)
France > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
France > Relations extérieures > 1914-1940.
Maginot, Ligne (France)
France.
France > Maginot Line.
History.
Military history.
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

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