| Description |
xvi, 202 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm |
| Series |
New approaches to European history ; 26 |
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New approaches to European history ; 26
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| Contents |
1. The national community goes to war -- Diplomacy: France as a Great Power, 1871-1914 -- The army and the Republic -- August 1914 and the Union sacree -- Defeat, "victory," and stalemate: the battles of August-September 1914 -- 2. Mobilizing the nation and the civilians' war -- Occupation: living with the enemy -- Propaganda and cultural mobilization -- Economic and social mobilization -- Waiting, death, and mourning in wartime -- 3. The front and the soldiers' war -- Strategy: from Percee, to Grignotage, to Tenir -- The face of battle -- Consent and the national community -- 4. The crises of 1917 -- The Chemin des Dames offensive and the mutinies -- Labor and the troubles of 1917 in the interior -- The rise of Clemenceau and the brutalization of French poltics -- 5. The ambiguous victory and its aftermath -- From the Kaiserschlacht to the clearing at Rethondes -- Commemoration: memory and the struggle for meaning -- The Monuments aux Morts -- The bodies of the dead |
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The Treaty of Versailles |
| Summary |
Tells the story of how the French community embarked upon, sustained and prevailed in the Great War. A survey on France's role in the war blending diplomatic, military, social, cultural and economic history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- France.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- France.
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Nationalism -- France -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051416
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France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051506
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| Author |
Audoin-Rouzeau, Stéphane.
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Becker, Annette.
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| LC no. |
2002031202 |
| ISBN |
0521661765 hardback |
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0521666317 paperback |
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