As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and
An engaging narrative of the small-unit actions near Sedan during the 1940 campaign for FranceReconstructs the fighting in and around Sedan by German panzer forces under the famous Heinz Guderian and
An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940.Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for
