The Republic In Danger

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

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• Authors: Martin Alexander, Martin S. Alexander, Martin S. Professor Alexander, Alexander Martin S.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2003
• EAN: 9780521524292
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52429-2
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 227 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships