French Soldiers' Morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940.
[Book]
Milton :
Routledge,
2018.
1 online resource (169 pages)
Routledge Studies in the Modern History of France Ser.
Includes bibliographical references.
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Questions; Sources; The historiography so far; Content; Notes; 1. The French Army on the German-French border; Forces involved on the North-East front; Living conditions: hygiene, food and equipment; Conclusion; Notes; 2. Inaction and demoralisation; Mobilisation and inaction; Routine and the winter crisis of 1939-1940; Spring returns; Conclusion; Notes; 3. The struggle against; Soldiers' morale: a priority.
Fighting boredom through action, instruction and workEntertaining the army; Conclusion; Notes; 4. Dealing with German and communist propaganda; Communist propaganda and the army; Tracking revolutionary, communist and defeatist propaganda; The shadow of German propaganda; Fighting German propaganda; Conclusion; Notes; 5. Interacting with British soldiers; Military collaboration; The French soldier and his perception of the British; Conclusion; Notes; Epilogue; Notes; Conclusion; Bibliography; List of abbreviations; Chronology; Index.
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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 German offensive of May 1940. Using various public and private sources in different languages, this book aims to address 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. This research also investigates German and British propaganda in French and aimed at the French sector of the frontline in order to offer the first comprehensive comparative study of French army morale in any language.
Ingram Content Group
9781315311470
French Soldiers' Morale in the Phoney War, 1939-1940.
9781138232747
Armed Forces-- Military life.
Grand Quartier General.
History since 1800.
History, Modern.
Military morale-- France-- History-- 20th century.