| Description |
1 online resource (1072 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Prologue; 1. Debacle! Summer 1940; Book One The Rise of the Third Republic 1871-1919; 2. A Freakish Birth and Early Growing Pains 1871-1891; 3. The Dreyfus Affair 1894-1906; 4. The Consolidation of the Republic 1880-1914; 5. Classes and Conflict 1875-1914; 6. The Permanent Political Crisis 1875-1914; 7. The Achievements of the Third Republic 1875-1914; 8. The Coming of the First World War 1905-1914; 9. The Third Republic's Finest Hour 1914-1918; Book Two Illusions and Realities of Victory 1919-1934 |
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10. Victorious France-"The Greatest Power in Europe" 1919-193111. Decline, I: Political and Financial Chaos, and the Poincaré Recovery 1924-1930; 12. Decline, II: The Erosion of Military Power 1925-1934; 13. Decline, III: The World Depression Shakes the Third Republic 1931-1934; Book Three The Last Years of the Third Republic 1934-1939; 14. A Fateful Turning Point February 6, 1934; 15. Aftermath: Widening of the Gulf 1934-1936; 16. Coup in the Rhineland: The Last Chance to Stop Hitler and Avert a Major War March 1936 |
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17. France Further Divided-the Front Populaire and the Spanish Civil War 1936-193718. Dissension and Disarray: France and the Anschluss March 1938; 19. The Road to Munich, I: April 27-September 13, 1938; 20. The Road to Munich, II: September 15-28, 1938; 21. The Conference at Munich September 29-30, 1938; 22. The Turn of Poland 1939; 23. A Summer's Interlude in Paris May-July 1939; 24. The Talks with Russia Summer 1939; 25. On the Eve of War August 23-31, 1939; 26. The Launching of World War II September 1-3, 1939; Book Four The War and The Defeat 1939-1940 |
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27. La Drôle de Guerre September 3, 1939-April 9, 194028. On the Eve: The War in Norway, the Threat to Belgium and the Crisis in Paris Spring 1940; 29. The Battle of France, I: The Armies Close In May 10-15, 1940; 30. The Battle of France, II: Disaster at Sedan. The Breakthrough at the Meuse May 13-16. 1940; 31. The Battle of France, III: Disaster in Flanders and the Surrender of Belgium May 16-June 4, 1940; 32. The Fall of Paris June 5-14, 1940; 33. The Flight to Bordeaux June 11-14, 1940; 34. The Agony of Bordeaux. The Fall of Reynaud. Pétain Takes Over June 14-16, 1940 |
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35. Armistice! June 17-29, 1940Book Five The Collapse of The third republic; 36. The End at Vichy June-July 1940; Epilogue; Footnotes; Notes; Acknowledgments |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
France -- History -- 1914-1940. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051417
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| Subject |
France
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780795342479 |
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0795342470 |
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