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Clayton Anthony <1928-> |
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General Maxime Weygand, 1867-1965 : fortune and misfortune / / Anthony Clayton |
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Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Generals - France |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Africa, North |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Birth and early years, 1867-1914 -- Chief of Staff, 1914-18 -- Versailles, Warsaw, Syria, 1919-24 -- Defense policy in a fractured France, 1925-39 -- Commander in Chief, May-June 1940 -- Minister for national defense, June-September 1940 -- A general out of step: North Africa, 1940-41 -- Final misfortunes and final years, 1941-65. |
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The career of the French general Maxime Weygand offers a fascinating glimpse into the perils and politics of military leadership and loyalty in the interwar years and after France's defeat in 1940. Of obscure birth, Weygand had an outstanding career during WWI as chief of staff for Marshal Foch and served France after the war in Poland and Syria before returning home. Alarmed by Nazi Germany's rearmament, Weygand locked horns with a political leadership skeptical of the growing military threat, leading to accusations that his desire for a strong army was anti-democratic. With German invaders a |
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