To the Maginot Line :: the politics of French military preparation in the 1920's /

The decision to fortify northeastern France has usually been considered a tragic mistake, an example of bad planning and missed opportunities. Not so, says Judith M. Hughes, who provides a convincing view of how France's military and political leaders tried to safeguard their nation and why the...

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1. Verfasser: Hughes, Judith M.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Ausgabe:1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
Schriftenreihe:Harvard historical monographs ; v. 64.
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Zusammenfassung:The decision to fortify northeastern France has usually been considered a tragic mistake, an example of bad planning and missed opportunities. Not so, says Judith M. Hughes, who provides a convincing view of how France's military and political leaders tried to safeguard their nation and why they failed. As critic Michael Hurst writes in The American Historical Review, " The trends of French interwar history are deftly carried through onto these pages with an unobtrusive lucidity and persuasiveness."
Beschreibung:Originally published: Harvard University Press, ©1971.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 296 pages) : map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-288) and index.
ISBN:9780674038899
0674038894

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