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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However, the French had not mastered the military use of railways and their mobilization was a shambles; the standard of education and training of most officers and men was well below that of their German counterparts; ...
However, the French had not mastered the military use of railways and their mobilization was a shambles; the standard of education and training of most officers and men was well below that of their German counterparts; ...
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troops should hand over their arms, and that the entire army should become prisoners of war, with only the officers being allowed to retain their swords, horses and personal possessions. General de Wimpffen observed that these terms ...
troops should hand over their arms, and that the entire army should become prisoners of war, with only the officers being allowed to retain their swords, horses and personal possessions. General de Wimpffen observed that these terms ...
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For the loss of 9,000 officers and men, the Germans captured 104,000 French soldiers, 419 cannon and all the equipment of an army after just one day's serious fighting (Howard, 1968, pp. 222–3). This confirmed Germany as the dominant ...
For the loss of 9,000 officers and men, the Germans captured 104,000 French soldiers, 419 cannon and all the equipment of an army after just one day's serious fighting (Howard, 1968, pp. 222–3). This confirmed Germany as the dominant ...
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The duty of a commanding 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 ...
The duty of a commanding 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 ...
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... the siege of Paris a radical popular movement developed demanding a vigorous prosecution of the war, reliance on mass conscription rather than on the regular army and elected Paris municipal councillors and National Guard officers.
... the siege of Paris a radical popular movement developed demanding a vigorous prosecution of the war, reliance on mass conscription rather than on the regular army and elected Paris municipal councillors and National Guard officers.
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Contents
| 1 | |
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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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Third Republic in France, 1870-1940: Conflicts and Continuities |
| Author | William Fortescue |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2017 |
| ISBN | 1351540017, 9781351540018 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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