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| Genre/forme: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Personne nommée: | Maurice Gustave Gamelin; Maurice Gustave Gamelin |
| Type d’ouvrage: | Biographie |
| Type de document: | Livre |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs: |
Martin S Alexander |
| ISBN: | 0521524296 9780521524292 |
| Numéro OCLC: | 49641380 |
| Notes: | Originally published: 1992. |
| Description: | 573 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contenu: | Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The making of a republican general; 2. Gamelin and the rebirth of German power; 3. First responses: defence versus detente in the Laval era; 4. The Popular Front, the army and politics; 5. The road to rearmament: Gamelin, Daladier and Popular Front defence policy; 6. Gamelin and air support of the army; 7. Gamelin, the Maginot Line and Belgium; 8. Gamelin, Yugoslavia and the eastern alliances: assets or embarrassments?; 9. Men or material? Gamelin and British support for France; 10. Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Soviet Union: from appeasement to war; 11. Gamelin and the fall of Poland; 12. The Twilight War: military stagnation and political conflict; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Responsabilité: | Martin S. Alexander. |
Critiques
Synopsis de l’éditeur
' ... immensely thorough, dispassionate and well written ... This impressive volume, developing the themes of previous revisionist interpretations, throws new light on pre-1939 French politics and strategy and shows that Gamelin deserves considerable credit for the degree of preparedness and civil-military co-operation that was achieved.' The Times Literary Supplement 'Martin has set himself the difficult task of salvaging Gamelin's reputation, and he marshals vast scholarship and admirable clarity of exposition to that end, making a major contribution to the grim history of appeasement and rearmament.' The Observer 'Martin Alexander's book will long be a landmark in the political and military history of the 1930s.' European History Quarterly "This carefully nuanced, scrupulously researched study is written for advanced scholars of modern France." History "Alexander's mastery of the sources--especially the archival materials--is impressive and his judgements carry considerable authority. ... The author skillfully details the complex and daunting political. diplomatic, and economic obstacles facing both France and Gamelin." American Historical Review "...this book must be praised as one which should be part of the library of any serious student of twentieth-century France." European Studies Journal "The Republic in Danger deserves a place in the select list of outstanding studies of military politics in the Third Republic." Times Literary Supplement "This is a valuable contribution to the scholarship of inter-war France. For starters, it is more than just lucidly written; there is a verve which makes for enjoyable reading. Second, this is a work that owes as much to several national archives--most notably those of France--as it does to the full range of secondary literature. Third, as befits a work that has emerged from years of research, there is much new information." The International History Review "...the author has produced an impressively researched and well-written book." Canadian Journal of History Lire la suite...
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- Gamelin, Maurice Gustave, -- 1872-1958 -- Military leadership.
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- Gamelin, Maurice Gustave, -- 1872-1958.
- France. -- Armée.
- Generals -- France -- Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Prisoners and prisons.
- France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940.
- France -- Military policy.
- Generals.
- Command of troops.
- Military policy.
- Politics and government.
- Prisoners of war.
- France.