02672nam 2200577 450 991078743760332120230807213559.00-253-01585-5(CKB)3710000000355071(EBL)1953309(SSID)ssj0001421144(PQKBManifestationID)12568131(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001421144(PQKBWorkID)11423343(PQKB)10674844(MiAaPQ)EBC1953309(OCoLC)903358881(MdBmJHUP)muse45442(Au-PeEL)EBL1953309(CaPaEBR)ebr11019706(EXLCZ)99371000000035507120150302h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGeneral Maxime Weygand, 1867-1965 fortune and misfortune /Anthony ClaytonBloomington, Indiana :Indiana University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-253-01582-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 aGeneralsFranceBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsFranceWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsAfrica, NorthGeneralsWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Campaigns355.0092Clayton Anthony1928-243126MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787437603321General Maxime Weygand, 1867-19653743941UNINA