French Generals of the Great War: Leading the Way by Jonathan Krause, William Philpott, Jonathan Krause, William Philpott

French Generals of the Great War: Leading the Way
Jonathan Krause, William Philpott, Jonathan Krause, William Philpott
Page: 336
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ISBN: 9781526709455
Publisher: Pen and Sword
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Who were the senior generals who took France through the First World War, and why do we know so little about them? They commanded the largest force on the Western Front through both humiliating defeats and forgotten victories; they won international respect and adoration, but also led their army to infamous mutiny. Nevertheless, the French and their allies, under a French General in Chief, would eventually achieve final victory over Imperial Germany. It is extraordinary that this remarkable group of men has been so neglected in histories on the war. Previous studies are outdated and haven't tapped the wealth of primary source material in France's military archives. It is this gap in the literature and in the understanding of the conflict that this thought-provoking and original volume is designed to address. It takes a collective biographical approach to the leading French soldiers who ran the war on the Western Front.

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