French soldiers' morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940 / Maude Williams and Bernard Wilkin.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

©2019

x, 157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

"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 May 1940 German offensive. Using various public and private sources in different languages, this book addresses 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. It also investigates German and British propaganda in French and aimed at the French sector of the frontline to offer the first comprehensive comparative study of French army morale in any language"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Williams, Maude, author. French soldiers' morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019

English

February 15, 2019

Routledge studies in the modern history of France

Includes bibliographical references and index.