Grandeur and misery : France's bid for power in Europe 1914-1940 / Anthony Adamthwaite, professor of history, University of California, Berkeley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adamthwaite, Anthony P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences)--France--History--20th century.

Power (Social sciences).

France--History--1914-1940.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Other Title:

Grandeur & misery

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, [1995]

Summary:

A central question in European history is how did a great power pre-eminent in 1918 lie defeated by the same enemy less than 20 years later. Until recently the explanation has been sought in fundamental weaknesses that could only leave the French of 1940 hamstrung and demoralized. Recent studies have challenged that view and now, for the first time, the revisionist approach is displayed in a single volume, both summarizing the research of others and drawing on the author's own work in the archives. The book is about as far from 'dry as dust' diplomatic history as it's possible to get. Its very

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Illustrations, maps and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Presidents and ministers of France, (1914-1940); 1 France and the World; 2 Armageddon; 3 Peace-making, 1919; 4 The Price of Victory; 5 A flawed response; 6 Predominance, 1919-1924; 7 Locarno, 1925; 8 Indian summer, 1926-1931; 9 Economics, armaments, decision-making; 10 Ideology, opinion and foreign policy; 11 Challenges, 1932-1936; 12 War again, 1936-1939; Epilogue; Notes; Guide to further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Arnold"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 13, 2013).

ISBN:

9781472578020

1472578023

9781472578013

1472578015