Arming against Hitler: France and the Limits of Military Planning
Broom, John T., Military Review
ARMING AGAINST HITLER:
France and the Limits of Military Planning by Eugenia C. Keisling. 260 pages. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. 1996. $35.00.
Over the years, the 1940 Campaign and the development of the German and French armies that became the principal opponents have received much attention. All too often conclusions are similar-the Germans, looking to the future, got it right; the French, looking to the past, got it wrong. Other accounts usually try to understand how the French could have made such bad choices.
Eugenia C. Keisling brings a fresh approach to the problem. Instead of trying to understand why the French failed, she simply tries to …
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Publication information:
Article title: Arming against Hitler: France and the Limits of Military Planning.
Contributors: Broom, John T. - Author.
Journal title: Military Review.
Volume: 78.
Issue: 1
Publication date: January/February 1998.
Page number: 111+.
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