UID:
almafu_9960119295902883
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 202 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-80687-6
Series Statement:
New approaches to European history ; 26
Content:
France and the Great War tells the story of how the French community embarked upon, sustained, and in some ways prevailed in the Great War. In this 2003 book, Leonard Smith and his co-authors synthesize many years of scholarship, examining the origins of the war from a diplomatic and military viewpoint, before shifting their emphasis to socio-cultural and economic history when discussing the civilian and military war culture. They look at the 'total' mobilization of the French national community, as well as the military and civilian crises of 1917, and the ambiguous victory of 1918. The book concludes by revealing how traces of the Great War can still be found in the political and cultural life of the French national community. This lively, accessible and engaging book will be of enormous value to students of the Great War.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The national community goes to war --
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Diplomacy: France as a Great Power, 1871-1914 --
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The army and the Republic --
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August 1914 and the Union sacree --
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Defeat, "victory," and stalemate: the battles of August-September 1914 --
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Mobilizing the nation and the civilians' war --
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Occupation: living with the enemy --
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Propaganda and cultural mobilization --
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Economic and social mobilization --
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Waiting, death, and mourning in wartime --
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The front and the soldiers' war --
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Strategy: from Percee, to Grignotage, to Tenir --
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The face of battle --
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Consent and the national community --
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The crises of 1917 --
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The Chemin des Dames offensive and the mutinies --
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Labor and the troubles of 1917 in the interior.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-66631-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-66176-5
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511806872
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