| Description |
xiv, 573 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The making of a republican general -- 2. Gamelin and the rebirth of German power -- 3. First responses: defence versus de;tente in the Laval era -- 4. The Popular Front, the army and politics -- 5. The road to rearmament: Gamelin, Daladier and Popular Front defence policy -- 6. Gamelin and air support of the army -- 7. Gamelin, the Maginot Line and Belgium -- 8. Gamelin, Yugoslavia and the eastern alliances: assets or embarrassments? -- 9. Men or material? Gamelin and British support for France -- 10. Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Soviet Union: from appeasement to war -- 11. Gamelin and the fall of Poland -- 12. The Twilight War: military stagnation and political conflict -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Analysis |
France |
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Military forces Leadership History |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p518-556. -Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-556) and index |
| Subject |
Gamelin, Maurice Gustave, 1872-1958 -- Military leadership.
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France. Armée -- Biography.
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Generals -- France -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Prisoners and prisons.
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| SUBJECT |
France -- Military policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115071 -- History -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
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France -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115071
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France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051485
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
91039965 |
| ISBN |
0521372348 |
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