| The French Army 1939-45 (1) Contributor(s): Sumner, Ian (Author), Vauvillier, Francois (Author), Chappell, Mike (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1855326663 ISBN-13: 9781855326668 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: The French Army of 1939 was considered by contemporaries to be the strongest army in the world at that time. In fact, as the events of the next ten months soon revealed, the Army was riddled with fatal weaknesses. In this book, the first of two volumes examining the French Army of the Second World War, Ian Sumner and Franc ois Vauvillier examine the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the army of 1939-40 and Vichy France. It includes orders of battle and formation charts as well as many illustration and colour uniform artworks. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 7.19" W x 9.65" (0.41 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The French Army of 1939 was considered by contemporaries to be the strongest army in the world at that time. In fact, as the events of the next ten months soon revealed, the Army was riddled with fatal weaknesses. In this book, the first of two volumes examining the French Army of World War II (1939-1945), Ian Sumner and Fran ois Vauvillier examine the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the army of 1939-40 and Vichy France. It includes orders of battle and formation charts as well as many illustration and colour uniform artworks. |