The French Army 1939–45 (1)

Name: The French Army 1939–45 (1)
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781855326668
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By Ian Sumner and Francois Vauvillier

Series: Men-at-Arms

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In The French Army 1939–45 (1) by Ian Sumner and Francois Vauvillier, the authors explore the complexities of the French military's evolving role throughout the turbulent years of the Second World War. The book provides a detailed account of the organisation, equipment, and the challenges faced by the French forces during the conflict. It paints a vivid picture of how the French army was initially caught off guard and its subsequent efforts to regroup and resist the Axis powers.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in the detailed examination of military history, specifically focusing on the organisation, campaigns, and evolution of the French Army during World War II. You might enjoy the meticulous research and illustrations that provide insights into the strategies, uniforms, and equipment used during this tumultuous period.

The French Army 1939–45 (1)

This volume looks at the uniforms, equipment and organization of France's military forces during the first two years of World War II. On paper, the French army was the most powerful in the world in 1939, but it's officers were unprepared for Germany's "Blitskrieg" tactics of 1940.

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The French Army of 1939 was considered by contemporaries to be the strongest army in the world at that time. In fact, as the events of the next ten months soon revealed, the Army was riddled with fatal weaknesses.

In The French Army 1939–45 (1), the first of two volumes examining the French Army of the Second World War, Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier explore the organisation, uniforms, and equipment of the army of 1939-40 and Vichy France. This volume includes orders of battle and formation charts, alongside many illustrations and colour uniform artworks.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781855326668

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 April 1998

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Osprey Publishing

Illustration: 50 b/w; 8 col

Contributors:

Illustrated by Mike Chappell

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 194g

Pages: 48

Collections

Education & Reference European History Francois Vauvillier History & Military Ian Sumner Military History Non-Fiction Series: Men-at-Arms

About the Author

Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester, UK. He originally trained as a librarian in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but now devotes himself to full-time writing. He has written numerous titles for Osprey, and also several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, where he now lives with his wife. Francois Vauvillier is the greatly respected editorial director of the French Military publishers Histoire & Collections is the former editor of Gazette des Uniformes and of Militaria magazine. His special personal interests include French uniforms of both World War I and World War II.

Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books in the Osprey Military list.