The French Army 1939-45 (1) : The Army of 1939-40 & Vichy France (Men-At-Arms Series, 315) (Men-at-Arms, 315) - Softcover

Sumner, Ian; Vauvillier, Francois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1855326663 ISBN 13: 9781855326668

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

The French Army of 1939 was considered by contemporaries to be the strongest army in the world at that time. In fact, as the events of the next ten months soon revealed, the Army was riddled with fatal weaknesses. In this book, the first of two volumes examining the French Army of World War II (1939-1945), Ian Sumner and François Vauvillier examine the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the army of 1939-40 and Vichy France. It includes orders of battle and formation charts as well as many illustration and colour uniform artworks.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.

About the Author:

Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester, UK. He originally trained as a librarian in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but now devotes himself to full-time writing. He has written numerous titles for Osprey, and also several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, where he now lives with his wife. Francois Vauvillier is the greatly respected editorial director of the French Military publishers Histoire & Collections is the former editor of Gazette des Uniformes and of Militaria magazine. His special personal interests include French uniforms of both World War I and World War II.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1855326663
• ISBN 13: 9781855326668
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Chappell Mike