The French defeat of 1940 : reassessments /

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Why France, the major European continental victor in 1918, suffered total defeat in six weeks at the hands of the vanquished power of 1918 only two decades later remains moot. Why the stunning reversal of fortunes? In this volume thirteen prominent scholars reexamine the French debacle of 1940 in in...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Blatt, Joel (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Providence R.I.] : Berghahn Books, 1998.
Temas:
1914-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > France.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Military campaigns
France > History > 1914-1940.
France > Histoire > 1914-1940.
France
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The French Defeat of 1940; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. STRATEGY AND SCAPEGOATISM; CHAPTER 2. MARC BLOCH AND THE DRÔLE DE GUERRE; CHAPTER 3. MARTYRS' VENGEANCE; CHAPTER 4. DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THE FALL OF FRANCE IN 1940; CHAPTER 5. EDOUARD DALADIER; CHAPTER 6. THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY; CHAPTER 7. PRELUDE TO DEFEAT; CHAPTER 8. FRANCE AND THE ILLUSION OF AMERICAN SUPPORT, 1919-1940; CHAPTER 9. IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER; CHAPTER 10. REFLECTIONS ON FRANCE, BRITAIN AND THE WINTER WAR PRODROME, 1939-1940; CHAPTER 11. "FIGHTING TO THE LAST FRENCHMAN"?
  • Chapter 12. french defeat in 1940 and its reversal in 1944-1945chapter 13. the trauma of 1940; contributors.

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