General Maxime Weygand, 1867-1965 : Fortune and Misfortune /

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The career of the French general Maxime Weygand offers a fascinating glimpse into the perils and politics of military leadership and loyalty in the interwar years and after France's defeat in 1940. Of obscure birth, Weygand had an outstanding career during WWI as chief of staff for Marshal Foch...

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Autor principal: Clayton, Anthony, 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Weygand, Maxime, > 1867-1965.
France. > Armee.
France. > Armee > Officiers > Biographies.
France. > Armee > Officers > Biography.
Military campaigns.
Generals.
Armed Forces > Officers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Afrique du Nord.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > France.
Generaux > France > Biographies.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, North.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France.
Generals > France > Biography.
France.
North Africa.
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Birth and early years, 1867-1914
  • Chief of Staff, 1914-18
  • Versailles, Warsaw, Syria, 1919-24
  • Defense policy in a fractured France, 1925-39
  • Commander in Chief, May-June 1940
  • Minister for national defense, June-September 1940
  • A general out of step: North Africa, 1940-41
  • Final misfortunes and final years, 1941-65.

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