The Battle Of France, 1940
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Small stain on book block.
In the spring of 1940, the world watched in stunned disbelief as France — one of the greatest military powers in Europe — collapsed in a mere six weeks under the devastating force of Germany's blitzkrieg. The Battle of France, 1940 by Colonel A. Goutard is a masterly military history that chronicles the catastrophic campaign with unflinching precision, dissecting the strategic blunders, command failures, and tactical genius that determined the fate of Western Europe. Written from the perspective of a seasoned French officer, it presents an authoritative and deeply personal account of the campaign, tracing the fatal decisions that led Allied forces into a trap from which there was no escape. With a foreword by the distinguished military theorist Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, this work carries the weight of serious scholarly and strategic authority. Goutard's prose is precise and unflinching, arguing with compelling logic that the defeat was not inevitable but the product of institutional rigidity and a failure of military imagination. Translated into English by Captain A. R. P. Burgess and published by Frederick Muller Ltd of London, the book stands as one of the most incisive post-war reassessments of a defining moment in twentieth-century warfare — one that continues to challenge readers to ask: could it all have been avoided?
Author: Colonel A. Goutard
Format: Hardback
Published: 1958, Frederick Muller Ltd
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Small stain on book block.
In the spring of 1940, the world watched in stunned disbelief as France — one of the greatest military powers in Europe — collapsed in a mere six weeks under the devastating force of Germany's blitzkrieg. The Battle of France, 1940 by Colonel A. Goutard is a masterly military history that chronicles the catastrophic campaign with unflinching precision, dissecting the strategic blunders, command failures, and tactical genius that determined the fate of Western Europe. Written from the perspective of a seasoned French officer, it presents an authoritative and deeply personal account of the campaign, tracing the fatal decisions that led Allied forces into a trap from which there was no escape. With a foreword by the distinguished military theorist Captain B. H. Liddell Hart, this work carries the weight of serious scholarly and strategic authority. Goutard's prose is precise and unflinching, arguing with compelling logic that the defeat was not inevitable but the product of institutional rigidity and a failure of military imagination. Translated into English by Captain A. R. P. Burgess and published by Frederick Muller Ltd of London, the book stands as one of the most incisive post-war reassessments of a defining moment in twentieth-century warfare — one that continues to challenge readers to ask: could it all have been avoided?