Table of Contents
Dedication - To...ForwardPrologue1-Debackle! Summer1940sub- Aboutsub- About...sub- The...Book One - The Rise of the Third Republic 1871-19192- A Freakish Birth and Early Growing Pains 1871-1891sub- And...sub- The Crisis of the Sixteenth of Maysub- The Threat of General Boulanger3- The Dreyfus Affair 1894-1906sub- The...sub- LePetit Blue: The Case Reopenedsub- Where...sub- Intimidated...sub- It...sub- More...4- The Consolidation of the Republic 1880-1914. The State Versus The Churchsub- The Challenges of the Twentieth Centurysub- The Challenges of the Twentieth Centurysub- Flaws in the Structuresub- The Fall of the Birthratesub- A New Spirit in the Army 5-Classes and Conflict 1875-1914sub- The Bourgeoisie, Backbone of the Republicsub- The Bourgeoisie, Backbone of the Republicsub- The Aversio to Taxessub- The Aversion to Taxessub- The Allienation of the working Classsub- The Extreme Right6- The Permanent Political Crisis 1875-1914sub- Amid...7- The Achievements of the Third Republic. 1875-1914sub- But...8- The Coming of the First World War 1905-1914sub- War...9-The Third Republic's Finest Hour 1914-1918sub- "Miracle" on the Marnesub- That...sub- Paris...sub- Victory: Long Live the Republic!Book Two. Illusiona dn Realities of Victory. 1919-193410. Victorious France--"The Greatest Power in Europe". 1919-1931sub- The City of Lightsub- Recoverysub- The Price of VictoryBook Two. Illusions dn Realities of Victory. 1919-1934sub- The Peace of Versaillessub- The Question of Reparationssub- German...sub- The Wrangle Over War Debts11 - Decline, I Political and Financial Chaos, and the Poincare Recovery 1924-1930sub- The Power, The Greed, and the Fears of the Upper Classsub- The Shortcomings of the Leftsub- A Cascade of Cabinetssub- The Poincare RecoveryThe Passing of the Old Guardsub- The Weakness of the Presidents12 - Decline, II The Erosion of Military Power 1925-1934sub- Sclerosis in the High Commandsub- The Horse Against the Tanksub- As...sub- Later...sub- The Stagnation of Military Thoughtsub- An Obsession: The Defensive and the Continuous Frontsub- The Maginot Line13- Decline, III The World Depression Shakes the Third Republic 1931-1934sub- Socialists, Communissts, and the Alienation of Laborsub-The Republic in Troublesub- Socialists, Communists, and the Alienation of Laborsub- The Advent of Edouard DaladierBook Three. Tha Last Years of the Third Republic 1934-193914 - A Fateful Turning Point February 6, 1934sub- The Leaguessub- By...sub- The Stavisky Affairsub- Daladier Tries To Stem the Tidesub- The Battle on the Place De La Concordesub- As...sub- Daladier Gives Upsub- The Confused Aftermathsub- One...sub- In...sub- The...sub- The...15 Aftermath: Widening of the Gulf 1934-1936sub- The Birth of the Popular Frontsub- Ferment For Reform and the Synarchistssub- The...sub- Fumblings in Foreign Affairssub- The Wrecking of French Foreign Policy: Abyssinia and the Failure of Sanctionssub- The German Movesub- Shortly...sub- The "War Conference" on March 9sub- Much Talk and No Actionsub- Consequences: The Rhineland Crisis in Retrospectsub- For...17- France Further Divided--The Front Populaire and the Spanish Civil War 1946-1937sub- The...sub- The Impact of the Spanish Civil Warsub- Leon...sub- The...sub- The Popular Front runs Agroundsub- Disdaining...sub- The Fall of the Popular Frontsub- It...sub- There...sub- The...18-Dissension and Disarray: France and the Anschluss Marach 193818-Dissension and Disarray: France and the Anschluss March 1938sub- Without...sub- By...Sub- In...19- The Road to Munich, I April 27-September 13,1938sub- The May Crisissub- The Question of Russiasub- One...sub- The...20-The Road To Munich, II September 15-28, 1938sub- Hitler's...sub- Deep...sub- At...sub- And...sub- The...21 - The Conference at Munich September 29-30, 1938sub- In...sub- Chamberlain...sub- Back...sub- If...sub- The...sub- France...22 The Turn of Poland 1939sub- Hitler's...sub- In...sub- The Franco-British Talks With Russia: Isub- On...sub- The Secret Rapprochement of Berlin and Moscow: Isub- What...23 A Summer's Interlude In Paris May-July 193924 The Talks With Russia Summer 1939. The Franco-British Talks With Russia:IIsub- The Secret Rapprochement of Berlin and Moscow:IIsub- The Franco-British Talks With Russia: IIIsub-The Secret Rapprochement of Berlin and Moscow:IIIsub- The Franco-British Talks with Russia: IV25 On The Eve of War August 23-31, 1939sub-Though...sub- Mussolini Proposes Another Munichsub- In...26 The Launching of World War II. September 1-3, 1939sub- Bonnet...sub- In...sub- At...Book Four. The War and the Defeat 1939-194027 LaDrole De Guerre. September3, 1939-April 9,1940sub- All...sub- The...sub- Could...sub- The Repercussions of the War in Finlandsub- The Fall of Daladiersub- Paul Reynaud at the Helmsub- Reynaud's...sub- First...28sub- Denmark...sub- The...sub- Political...sub- News...sub- The...sub- Thesub- Thus...sub- Disarray...sub- May 9...29 - The Battle of France, I: The Armies Close In . May10-15,1940sub- Simultaneous...sub- Taken...sub- The Rival StrengthsThe Question of Tankssub- The Question of Tankssub- The Rival Air Forcessub- Flaws In The High Commandsub- Flaws in the High Commandsub- The Opening Movessub- The Piercing Of The Ardennes30 - The Battle of France, II: Disaster at Sedan. The Breakthrough a the Meusse . May13-16, 1940sub- Across...sub- Sedan: The Attack Begins. May 13sub- The...sub- The Debacle of the Ninth Armysub- Panic In The High Commandsub- From...sub- Consternation In Parissub- All...sub- Churchill In Paris, May 1631 - The Battle of France, III: Disaster in Flanders and the Surrender of Belgium May16-June 4, 1940sub- Retreat In The Northsub- Shakeup in the French Government and High Commandsub- Weygand's Fatal Delaysub- Early...sub- Churchill...sub- At...sub- The Capitulation of King Leopoldsub- The...sub- For...sub- Whatever...sub- Reprieve at Dunkirksub- The...sub- Dunkirk...sub- Though...32 - The Fall of Paaris June 5-14, 1940sub- To...sub- While...sub- The Government Departssub- The Government Departssub- June...sub- Would...sub- The...sub- The...33 - The Flight to Bordeaux . June 11-14, 1940sub- Winston...sub- Last Meeting of Allied Supreme Council, June 13, 1940sub- A Storymy Cabinet Meetingsub- A Stormy Cabinet Meetingsub- He...sub- His...34 - The Agony of Bordeaux . The fall of Reynaud . {etaom Tales Pver . June 14-16, 194034 - The Agony of Bordeaux . The Fall of Reynaud . Petain Takes Over . June 14-16, 1940sub- Bordeaux, Saturday, June 15: Reynaud Attacked, Outmaneuvered, Weakenedsub- The Chautemps Proposalsub- As...Bordeaux, Sunday, June 16: The Fall of Reynaudsub-While...sub- The...sub- In...sub- Shortly...sub- Paul...Sub- In...sub- Marshal Petain At The Helmsub- The...35 - Armistice! June 17-29, 1940sub- Even...sub- One...sub- At...sub- While...sub- At...sub- Paul...sub- The...sub- On...sub- In...Sub- Early...sub- Adolf...sub- From...sub- The...sub- The Franco-Itlaian Armistice and The End of HostilitiesBook Five . The Collapse of the Third Republic36 - The End At Vichy June-July 1940sub- The British Naval Attack At Mers-El-Kebir, July 3, 1940sub- Gensoul...sub- In...sub- On...sub- The End At Vichy. July 9-10, 1940sub- The Last Day of the Third Republic, July 10, 1940sub- Everyone...sub- In...sub- The...Epilogue
