The French Defeat Of 1940 : Reassessments

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blatt, Joel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2001.

Summary:

Why France, the major European continental victor in 1918, suffered total defeat in six weeks at the hands of the vanquished power of 1918 only two decades later remains moot. Why the stunning reversal of fortunes? In this volume thirteen prominent scholars reexamine the French debacle of 1940 in interwar perspectives, utilizing fresh analysis, original approaches, and new sources. Although the tenor of the volume is critical, the contributors also suggest that French preparations for war knew successes as well as failures, that French defeat was not inevitable, and that the Battle of Franc

Contents:

The French Defeat of 1940; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. STRATEGY AND SCAPEGOATISM; CHAPTER 2. MARC BLOCH AND THE DRÔLE DE GUERRE; CHAPTER 3. MARTYRS' VENGEANCE; CHAPTER 4. DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THE FALL OF FRANCE IN 1940; CHAPTER 5. EDOUARD DALADIER; CHAPTER 6. THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY; CHAPTER 7. PRELUDE TO DEFEAT; CHAPTER 8. FRANCE AND THE ILLUSION OF AMERICAN SUPPORT, 1919-1940; CHAPTER 9. IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER; CHAPTER 10. REFLECTIONS ON FRANCE, BRITAIN AND THE WINTER WAR PRODROME, 1939-1940; CHAPTER 11. "FIGHTING TO THE LAST FRENCHMAN"?

CHAPTER 12. FRENCH DEFEAT IN 1940 AND ITS REVERSAL IN 1944-1945CHAPTER 13. THE TRAUMA OF 1940; CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780857457172

0857457179

OCLC:

994873210