Soldier and Warrior: French Attitudes Toward the Army and War on the Eve of the First World War

by H.L. Wesseling

In France the decade preceding the outbreak of the First World War was characterized by a revival of nationalism and militarism. Wesseling analyzes the ideas current in France in this period about the use, value, and beauty of war, the army, and army life. In examining the French army of the period, Wesseling found that at the same time that new forms were sought, old values were being emphasized. Attempts at reforms were most frequent in those...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313307210
• ISBN13: 9780313307218
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"