The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and ContinuitiesAn essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France, from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the fall of France in June 1940.It provides original sources, detailed commentary and helpful chronologies and bibliographies on topics including:* the emergence of the regime and the Paris Commune of 1871* Franco-German relations* anti-Semitism and the Dreyfus Affair* the role of women and the importance of the national birth-rate* the character of the French Right and of French fascism. |
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... officers and men was well below that of their German counterparts; the German artillery and supply services were better than those of the French; and, unlike the Prussians, the French had no general staff to keep commanders in the field ...
... officers and men was well below that of their German counterparts; the German artillery and supply services were better than those of the French; and, unlike the Prussians, the French had no general staff to keep commanders in the field ...
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... officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers should be free to return to France while promising on their word of honour not to bear arms against Germany again as long as the war lasted. Count von Bismarck then intervened. He said ...
... officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers should be free to return to France while promising on their word of honour not to bear arms against Germany again as long as the war lasted. Count von Bismarck then intervened. He said ...
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... officers (allowed to retain their personal weapons, horses and possessions), they were arguably quite generous. In contrast, the French proposal, that the French forces in Sedan should be allowed to leave with their weapons and ...
... officers (allowed to retain their personal weapons, horses and possessions), they were arguably quite generous. In contrast, the French proposal, that the French forces in Sedan should be allowed to leave with their weapons and ...
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... officer, in such circumstances, is not to leave the corps commanders placed under his orders in ignorance of anything, but rather to benefit from their opinions and advice. Source: F.-A. Bazaine, Capitulation de Metz: rapport officiel ...
... officer, in such circumstances, is not to leave the corps commanders placed under his orders in ignorance of anything, but rather to benefit from their opinions and advice. Source: F.-A. Bazaine, Capitulation de Metz: rapport officiel ...
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... officers. With the founding of numerous popular clubs and left-wing newspapers, and with the establishment of central committees for both the National Guard and the twenty arrondissements (Paris administrative districts), this radical ...
... officers. With the founding of numerous popular clubs and left-wing newspapers, and with the establishment of central committees for both the National Guard and the twenty arrondissements (Paris administrative districts), this radical ...
Contents
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2 The political Right and Left in the early Third Republic | 24 |
3 The Dreyfus Affair and its aftermath | 50 |
4 Women and the family | 80 |
5 The First World War | 106 |
6 France after the First World War | 136 |
7 The Popular Front | 172 |
8 The fall of France June 1940 | 211 |
General bibliography | 252 |
Index | 253 |
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The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2017 |
The Third Republic in France 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2002 |
The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities William Fortescue Limited preview - 2000 |
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