Petain: Verdun to Vichy

by Robert Bowman Bruce

Book Overview

Few figures in modern French history have aroused more controversy than Marshal Philippe P tain, who rose from obscurity to great fame in the First World War only to fall into infamy during the dark days of Nazi occupation in World War II. P tain's brilliant theories of firepower and flexible defense, as well as his deep empathy for the soldiers of France and the horrific trials they endured on a daily basis, mark him as one of the greatest Allied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574887572
• ISBN13: 9781574887570
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.8"