To the Maginot Line : : The Politics of French Military Preparation in the 1920’s / / Judith M. HUGHES.

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 fai...

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Harvard Historical Monographs ; 64
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Introduction -- 1. France at the End of the War -- 2. Foch and the Disjunction of Diplomacy and Military Planning -- 3. Petain and Parliament: The Formulation and Passage of French Military Legislation -- 4. From the Ruhr to Locarno via Morocco -- 5. To the Maginot Line -- 6. Epilogue, 1930-1940 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index
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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."
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Harvard Historical Monographs ;
Frontmatter --
Acknowledgments --
Contents --
Tables --
Introduction --
1. France at the End of the War --
2. Foch and the Disjunction of Diplomacy and Military Planning --
3. Petain and Parliament: The Formulation and Passage of French Military Legislation --
4. From the Ruhr to Locarno via Morocco --
5. To the Maginot Line --
6. Epilogue, 1930-1940 --
Selected Bibliography --
Index
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4. From the Ruhr to Locarno via Morocco --
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6. Epilogue, 1930-1940 --
Selected Bibliography --
Index
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Tables --
Introduction --
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4. From the Ruhr to Locarno via Morocco --
5. To the Maginot Line --
6. Epilogue, 1930-1940 --
Selected Bibliography --
Index
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