Greenhalgh, Elizabeth.

The French Army and the First World War / Elizabeth Greenhalgh. - U K : Cambridge University Press, 2014. - xv, 469 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Armies of the Great War .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-458) and index.

The pre-war army -- 1914: from the frontiers to Flanders -- 1915: on the offensive -- 1916: Verdun and the Somme -- General Nivelle and his 1917 offensive -- Restoring the army -- 1918: German offensives -- The path to victory -- Armistices and demobilisation -- From 1914 to 1919: aux armes, citoyens!

9781107012356 (hardback) 9781107605688 (paperback)

2014010862


France. Armée --History--World War, 1914-1918.


World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918--France.

D548 / .G74 2014

940.541244 / GRE