The Republic in Danger

The first full-length study in English of 'the man who lost the Battle of France'.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The making of a republican general; 2. Gamelin and the rebirth of German power; 3. First responses: defence versus détente 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.

Summary

Previously reviled as 'the man who lost the Battle of France', General Maurice Gamelin is here presented as an individual working against civil-military friction to re-arm France against a growing German threat.

Product details

• Authors: Martin S. Alexander
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.10.2014
• EAN: 9780521372343
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37234-3
• No. of pages: 588
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 39 mm
• Weight: 1094 g
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