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The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39

The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39 - Paperback

by Robert a. Doughty
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert a. DoughtySeries:Stackpole Military HistoryPublish date:2014-10-01Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stackpole BooksISBN-13:9780811714600ISBN-10:811714608UPC:9780811714600Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War IISize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCRD2GRP9C
An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940.
  • Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II
  • Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars
  • Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association
    • Language:EnglishPublisher:Stackpole BooksISBN-13:9780811714600ISBN-10:811714608UPC:9780811714600Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War IISize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCRD2GRP9C
    Brig. Gen. Robert A. Doughty, USA (Ret.), is a graduate of West Point, former chair of its history department, and a prize-winning military historian. He is the author of Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. He lives in Louisiana.
    Publisher: Stackpole Books

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    Robert a. Doughty

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