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

Ian Sumner (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1855326663 / ISBN 13: 9781855326668

Published by Osprey Publishing, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The French Army 1939-45 (1) : The Army of 1939-40 & Vichy France (Men-At-Arms Series, 315)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855326663
• ISBN 13: 9781855326668
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Chappell, Mike
• Condition: New

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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 the Authors

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.

MIKE CHAPPELL comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey.