FOCH, FERDINAND

fĕrdēnäNˈ fôsh, 1851–1929, marshal of France. A professor at the École de Guerre, he later served (1908–11) as director of that institute. In World War I, he was responsible, with General Joffre and General Gallieni, for halting the German advance at the Marne (1914). He participated in the first battle of Ypres (1915) and that of the Somme (1916); after a brief eclipse, he was appointed (1917) chief of the French general staff. In Apr., 1918, Foch assumed the unified command of the British, French, and American armies. In this capacity, he was perhaps more responsible than any other one man for the victory in 1918.

See B. H. L. Hart, Foch, the Man of Orléans (1932); C. Bugnet, Foch Speaks (tr. 1929).

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The Biography of the Late Marshal Foch
Book by George Aston; The Macmillan Company, 1932
Subjects: Foch, Ferdinand--1851-1929, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France, World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front
...ONWARDS 161 Effect of the Marne on Foch--"Mind more lucid, intelli...con trol of the mind--Foch the biggest thinker of them...il ?" --Literary style--Ferdinand and "Henri"--Affection...French--Sir Henry Wilson and Foch--The British Staff College...
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The Memoirs of Marshal Foch
Book by T. Bentley Mott, Marshal Ferdinand Foch; Doubleday, Doran and company, Incorporated, 1931
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front
JOFFRE, Commander in Chief of the French Armies (left), confers with Ferdinand Foch, Assistant Commander in Chief in charge of the battle lines of Flanders, 1914.
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Grandeur and Misery of Victory
Book by Georges Clemenceau, Frederick MacCurdy Atkinson; Harcourt, Brace and company, 1930
Subjects: Foch, Ferdinand--1851-1929, World War, 1914-1918
...the French, 252 seq.; letter to Foch, 263 ; on Kultur, 271 seq.; on...President, 220 , 221 Ecole de Guerre, Foch as commandant of, 15 , 18 Erzberger...207 , 209 Falkenhayn, von, 279 Foch, Ferdinand, 15 seq.; considered for commander...
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations - Vol. 2
Book by Cathal J. Nolan; Greenwood Press, 2002
Foch, Ferdinand (1851 1929) . French marshal. He enlisted as a private...an armistice for twenty years. Suggested Readings: Ferdinand Foch, Principles of War (1919); Ferdinand Foch, Memoirs (1931). Foggy Bottom . Widely used, even...
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Researching World War I: A Handbook
Book by Robin Higham, Dennis E. Showalter; Greenwood Press, 2003
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Study And Teaching--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...Martins Press, 1990. 151. Foch, Ferdinand. De la conduite de la guerre...bataille . Paris: 1903. 152. Foch, Ferdinand. Des principes de la guerre...guerre . Paris: 1903. 153. Foch, Ferdinand. The Memoirs of Marshal Foch...
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journal articles on: Foch Ferdinand  - 21 results

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What's in a Name?: The Development of Strategies of Attrition on the Western Front, 1914-1918
Journal article by Robert T. Foley; The Historian, Vol. 68, 2006
Subjects: Western front (World War I)--Analysis
...of these and later offensives. Ferdinand Foch later wrote of the period...Petains de facto replacement by Ferdinand Foch in 1918, the British, with their...London: HMSO, 1909), 112-20; Ferdinand Foch, The Principles of War, trans...
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The Politics of Deception: Forging Peace Treaties in the Face of Domestic Opposition
Journal article by Norrin M. Ripsman; International Journal, Vol. 60, 2004
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict, France, History, International relations, Israel, Palestinians, Peace negotiations, United Kingdom, United States, World War I
...French commander-in-chief Marshal Ferdinand Foch articulated this policy in two notes...French security. Hence, he brought Foch with him to London to present his...subsequently directed Andre Tardieu and Foch to draft a memorandum that would...
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The Second Battle of the Marne
Journal article by Louise A. Arnold-Friend; Parameters, Vol. 39, 2009
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Second Battle of the Marne (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...leadership, most notably Marshal Ferdinand Foch. As supreme Allied commander, he...entire month. During this period, Foch worked to amalgamate the components...the end of the war in 1918." Foch had managed to turn the offensive...
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A Historiometric Examination of Machiavellianism and a New Taxonomy of Leadership
Journal article by Katrina Bedell, Samuel Hunter, Amanda Angie, Andrew Vert; Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, Vol. 12, 2006
Subjects: Leadership--Analysis, Leadership--Methods, Machiavellianism (Psychology)--Analysis, Machiavellianism--Analysis
...Hart, B.H.L. (1932). Foch: The man of Orleans. Boston...Clemenceau 3. John Delorean 4. Ferdinand Foch 4. Porfirio Diaz 5. Francisco...Huey P. Long 13. Pol Pot 13. Ferdinand Marcos 14. John D. Rockefeller...
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Expectation and Reality: the Great War in the Air
Journal article by John H. Morrow Jr.; Airpower Journal, Vol. 10, 1996
Subjects: Military aircraft, World War I
...particular, the flights of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelins dirigibles toward...war. Yet, French aerial expert Ferdinand Ferber was more equivocal, conceiving...primary mission of reconnaissance. Ferdinand Foch, allied commander in chief in...
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Fighting Men
Magazine article by Geoffrey Parker; The National Interest, Fall 2002
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime (Book)--Reviews
...his principal commander, Marshal Ferdinand Foch. During the war, the former proved...did not impose his choice, Marshal Foch, as Supreme Allied Commander until...pouvais pisser comme il parle." Foch became more of a problem after the...
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The Howard University Department of History, 1913-1973
Magazine article by Michael R. Winston; Negro History Bulletin, July 1998
Subjects: Howard University--History, Universities and colleges--History
...degree of Doctor of Laws upon Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied...his visit to Washington, Marshall Foch (sic)insisted on making an official...Frances mortal crisis. Marshall Foch (sic)told a large audience gathered...
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French War Plan Xvii
Magazine article by Jason Waggoner; Infantry, Vol. 100, April 2011
Subjects: Industry analysis, Military history, Military strategy
...offensive mind-set was General Ferdinand Foch, head of the Ecole Superieure de...disposition of forces. Although Foch occasionally recognized that the...brought with him a firm belief in Foch s ideals of the offensive. Immediately...
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Veterans Day: Honoring Those Who Served
Magazine article by Toni Eugene; Army, Vol. 57, November 2007
Subjects: American history, Automobiles, Awards & honors, Flags, Military personnel, Rites & ceremonies, Truces & cease fires, World War I, World War II
...railway siding. It was serving as the headquarters of the Allied commander in chief, Gen. Ferdinand Foch. In the dining car set up as his office, Gen. Foch read the German diplomats the terms of the armistice they sought and gave Germany 72 hours...
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Orwell and the Experience of France
Magazine article by Jeffrey Meyers; World and I, Vol. 18, November 2003
Subjects: Authors, English--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Conduct of life, English writers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Huxley, Aldous, Orwell, George, Orwell, George--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...defender of Verdun, at the state funeral of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the supreme commander of the victorious French armies...aesthetic grounds, fascist writers such as Louis-Ferdinand CAline, whose politics he abhorred. The purpose of...
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We Can Stop the German Advance by Getting out of the Euro Now
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 22, 2010
...The First World War French General Ferdinand Foch had exactly the attitude an Irish...the Battle of the Marne in 1914, Foch is said to have written this to General...Situation excellent. I shall attack. Foch succeeding in stopping the German...
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How Many Assassination Bids Did Hitler Survive? from 1066 to the Falklands, Go into Battle with Our Great Military Quiz
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 28, 2010
...train a Major-General? (a) Douglas Haig (b) Ferdinand Foch (c) Winston Churchill (d) Kaiser Wilhelm 18. IN...Dettingen in 1743) 16. . . .the six hundred. 17. Ferdinand Foch 18. c. Wales 19. True. At the battle in Aba el...
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Battle That Never Had to Be
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), January 13, 2010
...of the Habsburg Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and the ultimatum served...closing of the German pincers. Ferdinand Foch, then a general of division...understood that the death of Franz Ferdinand was not nearly worth what they...
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Civilian Leaders and Wars They Won
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 7, 2002
...his George B. McClellan, Georges Clemenceau had his Ferdinand Foch. Clemenceau endured Fochs criticisms which crossed the...pursued more enlightened war termination strategies than Foch advised.Mr. Cohen believes Clemenceaus approach to...
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Harding Led the Ritual for First Unknown
Newspaper article by Thomas V. Dibacco; The Washington Times, November 11, 2001
Subjects: Harding, Warren G.
...which had been chosen as the burial site for the nations Unknown Soldier. Foreign dignitaries, including Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Aristide Briand, Adm. Lord Beatty, and Arthur J. Balfour, arrived in Washington for the dedication, and 90...
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encyclopedia articles on: Foch Ferdinand  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Foch, Ferdinand
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FOCH, FERDINAND ferdenaN fosh, 1851 1929, marshal of France...French general staff. In Apr., 1918, Foch assumed the unified command of the British...victory in 1918. See B. H. L. Hart, Foch, the Man of Orleans (1932); C. Bugnet...
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Tarbes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...cent.), and the base of a tower of an old castle built by the counts of Bigorre. Theophile Gautier and Marshal Ferdinand Foch were born in Tarbes. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with...
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Lloyd George, David, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...odds with the military leaders, he was largely responsible for the unification of military command under Marshal Ferdinand Foch. At the Paris Peace Conference (1919), Lloyd George exercised a moderating influence on both the harsh demands...
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Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...under continual French pressure to take over more of the front, and until the joint command of himself and Gen. Ferdinand Foch was instituted (1918), the strategy and conduct of the war were tragically mismanaged. Haig has been much criticized...
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World War I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...June 28, 1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo set in motion the diplomatic...Apr., 1918. It was headed by Marshal Foch , but under him the national commanders...July Aug., 1918). At this point Foch ordered a general counterattack that soon...


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