Episode 216 - Marching to the Wrong Beat

Today we move away from the overview history of France to focus on purely military matters. Namely, how the French went wrong in preparing for the next war and how that would play into the disaster of 1940. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

1. Doughty, Robert Allan The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine 1919-1939 Archon Books 1985
2. Kaufmann, J.E. and H.W. Kaufmann Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II Praeger Security International 2006
3. Porch, Douglas Defeat and Division: France at War, 1939-1942 Cambridge University Press 2022

 

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