The collapse of the Third Republic
by Shirer, William L
Published by : Simon & Schuster (New York) Physical details: 1082 p ISBN:0671203371. ISSN:978067120 Year: 1969| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 944.081 Shi (Browse shelf) | Available | State Grant In Aid | 35915 |
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Foreword --
Prologue --
Debacle! summer 1940 --
Book One: The rise of the Third Republic, 1871-1919 --
A freakish birth and early growing pains 1871-1891 --
The Dreyfus affair 1894-1906 --
The consolidation of the Republic 1880-1914 --
Classes and conflict 1875-1914 --
The permanent political crisis 1875-1914 --
The achievements of the Third Republic 1875-1914 --
The coming of the first world war 1905-1914 --
The Third Republic's finest hour 1914-1918 --
Book Two: Illusions and realities of victory, 1919-1934 --
Victorious France: "the greatest power in Europe" 1919-1931 --
Decline I: political and financial chaos, and the Poincaré recovery 1924-1930 --
Decline II: the erosion of military power 1925-1934 --
Decline III: the world depression shakes the Third Republic 1931-1934 --
Book Three: The last years of the Republic, 1934-1939 --
A fateful turning point February 6, 1934 --
Aftermath: widening of the gulf 1934-1936 --
Coup in the Rhineland: the last chance to stop Hitler and avert a major war March 1936 --
France further divided, the front populaire and the Spanish Civil War 1936-1937 --
Dissension and disarray: France and the anschluss March 1938 --
The road to Munich I: April 27-September 13, 1938 --
The road to Munich II: September 15-28, 1938 --
The conference at Munich September 29-30, 1938 --
The turn of Poland 1939 --
A summer's interlude in Paris May-July 1939 --
The talks with Russia Summer 1939 --
The launching of World War II September 1-3, 1939 --
Book Four: The war and the defeat, 1939-1940 --
La Dróle de Guerre September 3, 1939-April 9, 1940 --
On the eve: the war in Norway, the threat to Belgium and the crisis in Paris Spring 1940 --
The battle of France I: The armies close in May 10-15, 1940 --
The battle of France II: disaster at Sedan, the breakthrough at the Meuse May 13-16, 1940 --
The battle of France III: disaster in Flanders and the surrender of Belgium May 16-June 4, 1940 --
The fall of Paris June 5-14, 1940 --
The flight to Bordeaux June 11-14, 1940 --
The agony of Bordeaux, the fall of Reynaud, Pétain takes over June 14-16, 1940 --
Armistice! June 17-29, 1940 --
Book Five: The collapse of the Third Republic --
The end at Vichy June-July 1940 --
Epilogue.
After setting the stage with a look at the founding of the Republic in 1871, describes the political, social, and religious divisions in the country, the "Maginot Line complex" growing out of military trust in a defensive war, and the deleterious effect of the tragedy of World War I.
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