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The Seeds of Disaster - Paperback

The Seeds of Disaster - Paperback

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by Robert a. Doughty (Author)

An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940.

  • Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II
  • Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars
  • Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association

    Author Biography

    Brig. Gen. Robert A. Doughty, USA (Ret.), is a graduate of West Point, former chair of its history department, and a prize-winning military historian. He is the author of Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War. He lives in Louisiana.

    Number of Pages: 256
    Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN
    Illustrated: Yes
    Publication Date: October 01, 2014
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