The Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39

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 II- Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars- Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association

Author: Robert a. Doughty
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780811714600
ISBN10: 0811714608
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
- History | Military | General

About the Author
Brig. Gen. Robert A. Doughty, USA (Ret.), is a graduate of West Point, former chair of its history department, and a prize-winning military historian. He is the author of Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. He lives in Louisiana.

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