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Rearming the French / by Marcel Vigneras.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Vigneras, Marcel, 1899-1966, author.
- Series:
- CMH pub ; 11-6.
- United States Army in World War II. Special studies
- CMH Pub ; 11-6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France combattante. Armée.
- France combattante.
- World War, 1939-1945--France.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
- Equipment and supplies.
- France--Defenses.
- France.
- Defenses.
- France--Armed Forces.
- Armed Forces.
- Military readiness.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 444 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2017.
- Summary:
- The reemergence of French national forces in the war against the Axis Powers, and the role of large-scale American aid.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- The North African forces. Early attempts to formulate a rearmament program ; The ANFA Agreement ; Phase I of the program (January-July 1943) ; Early organizational problems ; Phase II of the program (July-August 1943) ; Phase III of the program (Mid-August-November 1943) ; The program marks time (November 1943-February 1944): I ; The program marks time (November 1943-February 1944): II ; Phase IV of the program (February-October 1944) I: background and objectives ; Phase IV of the program (February-October 1944) II: implementation ; The North African forces in action ; Rearming the French Air Force ; Rehabilitating the French Navy ; Liaison, language, and training problems ; Controversy over substitute weapons ; Other material problems ; Agencies handling rearmament
- The metropolitan forces. Initial assistance ; Arming liberated manpower ; The liberated manpower and metropolitan programs in operation ; The rearmament operations end ; Re-equipping the French Air Force and French Navy ; Rearmament division, Shaef Mission to France ; French plans for a Far East Expeditionary Corps
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- "First printed 1957"--Title page verso.
- Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1957.
- Map attached to inside of book cover.
- Shipping list no.: 2018-0008-S.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-410) and index.
- OCLC:
- 1013190668
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