{"product_id":"the-french-defeat-of-1940-reassessments-9781571812261","title":"The French Defeat of 1940: Reassessments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tWhy France, the major European continental victor in 1918, suffered total defeat in six weeks at the hands of the vanquished power of 1918 only two decades later remains moot. Why the stunning reversal of fortunes? In this volume thirteen prominent scholars reexamine the French debacle of 1940 in interwar perspectives, utilizing fresh analysis, original approaches, and new sources. Although the tenor of the volume is critical, the contributors also suggest that French preparations for war knew successes as well as failures, that French defeat was not inevitable, and that the Battle of France might have turned out differently if different choices had been made and other paths been followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This stimulating and valuable collection ... does a superb job of demonstrating the intricacies of this acutely troubling problem.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · H-Diplo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"This excellent volume of essays ... the editor and publisher are to be congratulated on a valuable and handsome volume.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · The Journal of Military History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... makes available a rich offering of the latest research on the defeat of 1940.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · The International History Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJoel Blatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJoel Blatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Strategy and Scapegoatism: Reflections on the French National Catastrophe, 1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eNicole Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Bloch and the \u003ci\u003edrôle de guerre\u003c\/i\u003e: Prelude to the \"Strange Defeat\"\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eCarole Fink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Martyr's Vengenance: Memory, Trauma, and Fear of War in France, 1918-1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eOmer Bartov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Domestic Politics and the Fall of France in 1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eWilliam I. Irvine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Edouard Daladier: The Conduct of the War and the Beginnigns of Defeat\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eElisabeth du Réau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Missed Opportunity: French Refugee Policy in Wartime, 1939-1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eVicki Caron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Prelude to Defeat: Franco-Soviet Relations, 1919-1939\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMichael Jabara Carley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e France and the Illusion of American SUpport, 1919-1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eWilliam R. Keylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e In the Eye of the Beholder: The Cultural Representation of France and Germany by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 1939-1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Reflections on France, Britain and the Winter War Prodrome, 1939-1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJohn C. Cairns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e \"Fighting to the Last Frenchman\"? Reflections on the BEF Development to France and the Strains in the Franco-British Alliance, 1939-1940\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMartin S. ALexander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e French Defeat in 1940 and its Reversal in 1944-1945: The Deuxième Division Blindée\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePhilip Farwell Bankwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e The Trauma of 1940: A Disaster and its Traces\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eStanley Hoffmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041413464407,"sku":"9781571812261","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571812261.jpg?v=1750950173","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-french-defeat-of-1940-reassessments-9781571812261","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}