French Soldiers' Morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940
French Soldiers' Morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940

Author: Maude Williams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-31

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 131531147X

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The collapse of the French army in 1940 is a well-researched topic in Second World War Studies but a surprising gap in the historiography emerges when it comes to the study of the French military prior to the German offensive of May 1940. Using various public and private sources in different languages, this book aims to address this gap by studying morale on the frontline and its management by the French Government, the Grand Quartier Général, at the scale of the regiment and on a personal level. This research also investigates German and British propaganda in French and aimed at the French sector of the frontline in order to offer the first comprehensive comparative study of French army morale in any language.

The French Army 1939–45 (1)
The French Army 1939–45 (1)

Author: Ian Sumner

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 1998-04-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781855326668

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The French Army of 1939 was considered by contemporaries to be the strongest army in the world at that time. In fact, as the events of the next ten months soon revealed, the Army was riddled with fatal weaknesses. In this book, the first of two volumes examining the French Army of World War II (1939-1945), Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the army of 1939-40 and Vichy France. It includes orders of battle and formation charts as well as many illustration and colour uniform artworks.

The French Army 1939–45 (2)
The French Army 1939–45 (2)

Author: Ian Sumner

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-12-20

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1782008977

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By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so, Free France was born. In this companion volume to MAA 315: The French Army 1939-45 (I) , Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation.

A French Officer's Diary
A French Officer's Diary

Author: D. Barlone

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-06-16

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1107600294

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This volume presents the war diary of Major D. Barlone of the Free French Forces.

French Army 1940
French Army 1940

Author: André Jouineau

Publisher: Officers and Soldiers of

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782352501794

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This, the thirteenth book in the "Officers and Soldiers" collection, shows the French Army during the Phoney War and the French Campaign in May-June 1940. Continuing the work - started two years ago by Andr Jouineau in the two volumes dealing with the 1914-1918 armies - given over to an almost exhaustive survey of French Army uniforms and outfits during the two World Wars, this volume shows almost sixty color plates with no less than 300 uniforms, several dozen insignia and equipment illustrations. Particular attention has been paid to the description of the combat groups and the servants of the unit weapons. Andr Jouineau, figurines maker and collector, has worked with Histoire & Collections for more than 16 years. His uniforms plates, which have been fully carried out using data processing, have made him a pioneer in this field.

The French Army 1939–45 (2)
The French Army 1939–45 (2)

Author: Ian Sumner

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-12-20

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1846037247

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By 16 June 1940, De Gaulle, with the decisive support of Churchill, had come to the conclusion that, whatever happened, France could not stand to one side in the struggle against Nazi Germany. And so, Free France was born. In this companion volume to MAA 315: The French Army 1939-45 (I) , Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the history, uniforms and insignia of the Free French, Fighting French and the Army of Liberation.