France and the Nazi Menace: Intelligence and Policy Making 1933-1939

ISBN-13: 9780198208341 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 464 str.

Peter Jackson; Peter Jackson

Opis

France and the Nazi Menace examines the French response to the challenge posed by National Socialist Germany in the years 1933-1939. Dr Jackson argues that the German threat was far from the only challenge facing French national leaders in an era of economic depression and profound ideological discord. Only after the national humiliation at the Munich Conference did the threat from Nazi Germany take precedence over France's internal problems in the making of policy.

Recenzje

A first rate piece of historical writing. His research, most notably in archival sources, is impeccable. His writing displays an exemplary degree of expositional clarity. Above all, he does a superb job of integrating his findings about the intelligence community into the broader political, diplomatic, military, and economic issues. His handling of these huge questions is both confident and economical. This is an important book which deserves a wide readership.