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Author Williams, Maude

Title French Soldiers' Morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of France Ser
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of France Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Questions; Sources; The historiography so far; Content; Notes; 1. The French Army on the German-French border; Forces involved on the North-East front; Living conditions: hygiene, food and equipment; Conclusion; Notes; 2. Inaction and demoralisation; Mobilisation and inaction; Routine and the winter crisis of 1939-1940; Spring returns; Conclusion; Notes; 3. The struggle against; Soldiers' morale: a priority
Fighting boredom through action, instruction and workEntertaining the army; Conclusion; Notes; 4. Dealing with German and communist propaganda; Communist propaganda and the army; Tracking revolutionary, communist and defeatist propaganda; The shadow of German propaganda; Fighting German propaganda; Conclusion; Notes; 5. Interacting with British soldiers; Military collaboration; The French soldier and his perception of the British; Conclusion; Notes; Epilogue; Notes; Conclusion; Bibliography; List of abbreviations; Chronology; Index
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Grand Quartier General
History since 1800
History, Modern.
Morale.
Second World War
Western Front
World War II
Soldiers -- France -- History -- 20th century
Military morale -- France -- History -- 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 -- France.
Armed Forces -- Military life
Military morale.
Soldiers.
Morale
HISTORY -- Europe -- France.
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Armed Forces -- Military life
History, Modern
Military morale
Morale
Soldiers
France
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
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