The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-1939

By Robert Allan Doughty and Robert A. Doughty

Book Overview

An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940.Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War IILessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future warsWinner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811714608
• ISBN13: 9780811714600
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"