Why France Fell
Author | : Guy Chapman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Guy Chapman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Philip Nord |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2015-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0300190689 |
In this revisionist account of France’s crushing defeat in 1940, a world authority on French history argues that the nation’s downfall has long been misunderstood. Philip Nord assesses France’s diplomatic and military preparations for war with Germany, its conduct of the war once the fighting began, and the political consequences of defeat on the battlefield. He also tracks attitudes among French leaders once defeat seemed a likelihood, identifying who among them took advantage of the nation’s misfortunes to sabotage democratic institutions and plot an authoritarian way forward. Nord finds that the longstanding view that France’s collapse was due to military unpreparedeness and a decadent national character is unsupported by fact. Instead, he reveals that the Third Republic was no worse prepared and its military failings no less dramatic than those of the United States and other Allies in the early years of the war. What was unique in France was the betrayal by military and political elites who abandoned the Republic and supported the reprehensible Vichy takeover. Why then have historians and politicians ever since interpreted the defeat as a judgment on the nation as a whole? Why has the focus been on the failings of the Third Republic and not on elite betrayal? The author examines these questions in a fascinating conclusion.
Author | : Lee Sharp |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : France |
ISBN | : 9780854201907 |
Author | : Robert A. Doughty |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2014-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811714594 |
An engaging narrative of the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for France. • Reconstructs the fighting in and around Sedan by German panzer forces under the famous Heinz Guderian and their French opponents • Examines both sides of the battle, from privates up to generals • Recommended reading by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps "Doughty's lively study should appeal to soldiers and civilians."—Journal of Military History
Author | : Maude Williams |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2018-10-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 131531147X |
The collapse of the French army in 1940 is a well-researched topic in Second World War Studies but a surprising gap in the historiography emerges when it comes to the study of the French military prior to the German offensive of May 1940. Using various public and private sources in different languages, this book aims to address this gap by studying morale on the frontline and its management by the French Government, the Grand Quartier Général, at the scale of the regiment and on a personal level. This research also investigates German and British propaganda in French and aimed at the French sector of the frontline in order to offer the first comprehensive comparative study of French army morale in any language.
Author | : Michael Olive |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2013-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811748545 |
Photo chronicle of the German invasion of France in the spring of 1940.
Author | : André Jouineau |
Publisher | : Officers and Soldiers of |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9782352501794 |
This, the thirteenth book in the "Officers and Soldiers" collection, shows the French Army during the Phoney War and the French Campaign in May-June 1940. Continuing the work - started two years ago by Andr Jouineau in the two volumes dealing with the 1914-1918 armies - given over to an almost exhaustive survey of French Army uniforms and outfits during the two World Wars, this volume shows almost sixty color plates with no less than 300 uniforms, several dozen insignia and equipment illustrations. Particular attention has been paid to the description of the combat groups and the servants of the unit weapons. Andr Jouineau, figurines maker and collector, has worked with Histoire & Collections for more than 16 years. His uniforms plates, which have been fully carried out using data processing, have made him a pioneer in this field.
Author | : Daniel Vilfroy |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2016-07-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786259249 |
Originally published at the height of World War II, this book provides an in-depth analysis of how and why France was beaten by Germany in May and June of 1940. Author Daniel Vilfroy closely examines both the French and German tactics and strategies employed during this period, and also explores the pre-war “Crisis of Art of War in France,” the life of French soldiers in 1940, and discusses in detail the nature of modern warfare.
Author | : General Andre Beaufre |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Williams |
Publisher | : Random House (NY) |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Frankrigs fald i løbet af kun 6 uger i maj/juni 1940, hvor den ellers så mægtige franske hær måtte opgive overfor tyskernes sejrrige Blitzkrieg-taktik, kapitulationen, våbenstilstanden og Hitlers sejrsindtogsmach i Paris. Bogen er i Ballantines kendte serier, relativ kortfattet og letlæst og en udmærket introduktion til det komplekse forløb helt fra den Fransk-tyske krig i 1870-71, over 1. Verdenskrig og Mellemkrigsårene og hele Frankrigs politiske og militære historie under den 3. Republik, som i høj grad hører med til baggrunden for forståelsen af det totale kollaps og sammenbrud i juni 1940. Bogen er rigt illustreret, sort/hvide fotos.