Seeds of Disaster - The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39

Informationen zum Autor Brig. Gen. Robert A. Doughty, USA (Ret.), is a graduate of West Point, former chair of its history department, and a prize-winning military historian. He is the author of Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. He lives in Louisiana. Klappentext An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940. Zusammenfassung An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defence against the German invasion in 1940. Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II. Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars.

Product details

• Authors: Robert A Doughty, Robert A. Doughty, Robert Allan Doughty
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2014
• EAN: 9780811714600
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-1460-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Stackpole Military History; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration