Arming Against Hitler: France and the Limits of Military Planning by Eugenia C. Kiesling - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages... Her study was based on embracing research though pre war military planning activities of French armed forces though American, British and French war record. Author's prime focus, at the beginning of the research, was to look into and dig out the reasons of military failure at strategic planning level but eventually the study focused on more important part of the determination of strategic choices made by the French top commands. She conclude in her research that despite of the French determination to deter the boundaries at an unbeatable level proved to be inadequate against German’s military campaign of six week that started from 10 May till French fall on 25 June 1940. It was a catastrophe against that French reputed military must stand and defend but it proved to be complete failure of national defense origination, defenses preparation and military doctrine of French military.1
In her densely researched study she brilliantly criticized the behavior of French society and termed it as a “stalemate society” that discouraged the alterative strategic thinking. Most devastated war related thinking war that French would only fight if attacked undermine the result and lesson learned during World War I, which says that victory in war would only favor to those who got resources to build battalions. ...Download file to see next pagesRead More