French soldiers' morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940 / Maude Williams and Bernard Wilkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Maude, author.

Wilkin, Bernard, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of France

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France. Armée--History--World War, 1939-1945.

France.

France. Armée--Military life--History--20th century.

France. Armée.

Soldiers--France--History--20th century.

Soldiers.

Military morale--France--History--20th century.

Military morale.

World War, 1939-1945--France.

World War, 1939-1945.

Armed Forces--Military life.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

"The collapse of the French Army in 1940 is a well-researched topic in Second World War Studies but a surprising gap in the historiography emerges when it comes to the study of the French military prior to the May 1940 German offensive. Using various public and private sources in different languages, this book addresses this gap by studying morale on the frontline and its management by the French government, the Grand Quartier Général, at the scale of the regiment and on a personal level. It also investigates German and British propaganda in French and aimed at the French sector of the frontline to offer the first comprehensive comparative study of French army morale in any language"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The French Army on the German-French border

Inaction and demoralisation

The struggle against cafard

Dealing with German and Communist propaganda

Interacting with British soldiers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Williams, Maude, author. French soldiers' morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940

ISBN:

9781138232747

1138232742

OCLC:

1055567860