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The defeat of France within a few weeks in 1940 has remained one of the most astonishing and seemingly revolutionary events in the twentieth-century military history. A whole host of explanations were offered: communist treason, unwillingness to fight, fifth columnists.
The defeat of France within a few weeks in 1940 has remained one of the most astonishing and seemingly revolutionary events in the twentieth-century military history. A whole host of explanations were offered: communist treason, unwillingness to fight, fifth columnists.
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Eight decades later, events and their causes appear clearer. The French did fight in 1940: their armed forces lost 1, 23,426 dead, 5,213 missing in action, and 2,00,000 wounded.
Eight decades later, events and their causes appear clearer. The French did fight in 1940: their armed forces lost 1, 23,426 dead, 5,213 missing in action, and 2,00,000 wounded.
