{"product_id":"the-fall-of-france-the-nazi-invasion-of-1940-making-of-the-modern-world","title":"The Fall of France: The Nazi Invasion of 1940 (Making of the Modern World)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Fall of France in 1940 is one of the pivotal moments of the twentieth century. If the German invasion of France had failed  it is arguable that the war might have ended right there. But the French suffered instead a dramatic and humiliating defeat  a loss that ultimately drew the whole world into war. This exciting new book by Julian Jackson  a leading historian of twentieth-century France  charts the breathtakingly rapid events that led to the defeat and surrender of one of the greatest bastions of the Western Allies. Using eyewitness accounts  memoirs  and diaries to bring the story to life  Jackson not only recreates the intense atmosphere of the six weeks in May and June leading up to the establishment of the Vichy regime  but he also unravels the historical evidence to produce a fresh answer to the perennial question--was the fall of France inevitable. Jacksons vivid narrative explores the errors of Frances military leaders  her inability to create stronger alliances  the political infighting  the lack of morale  even the decadence of the inter-war years. He debunks the \"vast superiority\" of the German army  revealing that the more experienced French troops did well in battle against the Germans. Perhaps more than anything else  the cause of the defeat was the failure of the French to pinpoint where the main thrust of the German army would come  a failure that led them to put their best soldiers up against a feint  while their worst troops faced the heart of the German war machine. An engaging and authoritative narrative  The Fall of France illuminates six weeks that changed the course of twentieth-century history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983690788917,"sku":"ByrdShop_019280300X","price":29.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780192803009.jpg?v=1770806251","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-fall-of-france-the-nazi-invasion-of-1940-making-of-the-modern-world","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}