The career of the French general Maxime Weygand offers a
fascinating glimpse into the perils and politics of military
leadership and loyalty in the interwar years and after France's
defeat in 1940. Of obscure birth, Weygand had an outstanding career
during WWI as chief of staff for Marshal Foch and served France
after the war in Poland and Syria before returning home. Alarmed by
Nazi Germany's rearmament, Weygand locked horns with a political
leadership skeptical of the growing military threat, leading to
accusations that his desire for a strong army was anti-democratic.
With German invaders again threatening Paris, Weygand argued for
armistice rather than face certain military defeat. No friend of
the newly-installed Vichy government, Weygand was soon shuffled off
to North Africa, where he plotted the army's return to the Allied
cause. After the German entry into Unoccupied France, Weygand was
imprisoned. Released at war's end, he was rearrested on the orders
of Charles de Gaulle and afterwards fought to restore his name. In
this concise biography, Anthony Clayton traces the vertiginous
changes in fortune of a soldier whose loyalty to France and to the
French army was unwavering.
General
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2015 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Anthony Clayton
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-01582-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-253-01582-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780253015822 |
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