France and the Nazi Threat · the Collapse of French Diplomacy 1932-1939 by Duroselle, Jean-Baptiste -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction Foreword Preface I. The Return of Edouard Herriot (June-December 1932)

II. The Year of Paul-Boncour (December 18, 1932-January 30, 1934)

III. The Barthou Era (1934)

1. Louis Barthou and His Plans 2. The Note of April 17, 1934 3. The Visit of the Smaller Allies 4. Toward the Grand Alliance 5. French Public Opinion

IV. The Laval Era

1. A Small Step Towards Germany 2. A Small Step Towards Italy 3. A Small Step Towards the USSR 4. A Small Step Towards England

V. The Rhineland Tragedy (January-June 1936)

1. Internal and Foreign Policy up to March 7, 1936 2. The Forecasts About the Dimilitarized Zone 3. Was There a Countermove Planned? 4. The Decision to Not React and Getting Bogged Down

VI. The Atmosphere

1. The Status of French Patriotism 2. The French Traveled Very Little Overseas 3. Foreign Tourists in France 4. Immigration: A Diluted Form of Foreign Influence 5. Foreign Countries as Seen in Literature 6. The Influence of Foreign Propaganda on Public Opinion

VII. France’s Worldwide Economic Interests

1. The “Gold-Bloc” 2. Overview of French Foreign Trade 3. Lingering Economic Imperialism 4. The Empire

VIII. Elusive Security

1. The Doctrine 2. The Conditions of France’s Armed Forces in 1936 3. The High Command 4. The Heretics

IX. The Diplomatic Machine

1. The Quai d’Orsay 2. The Ambassadors 3. The Specialized Attachés

X. The Popular Front (1936-1937)

1. A Timid Beginning 2. The Beginning of Non-Intervention in Spain 3. The Great Devaluation and the Lesser Ones 4. A Western Grand Design? 5. 1937: A Colorless Year

XI. The Year of Munich

1. The March 1938 Crisis 2. The Final Reaction of the Popular Front 3. The False Crisis of May 1938 4. Preliminaries to the Great Crisis 5. France Abandons Czechoslovakia 6. The Great Crisis and Munich (September 23-30) 7. French Public Opinion and Munich 8. The Collapse of France’s Prestige Abroad

XII. After Munich: Expectations and Uncertainties

1. Munich and the Economy 2. The Limits of the Franco-German Rapprochement 3. The Impossible Franco-Italian Rapprochement 4. The Ukraine or Holland? 5. Romania or Czechoslovakia?

XIII. The Failure of the Grand Alliance (March-August 1939)

1. Spain: Moral Failure and Diplmatic Success 2. Italy Remains Out of Reach 3. Toward the “Grand Alliance”—The Preliminary Negotiations 4. The Political Negotiations 5. The Failure of the Military Negotiations 6. On the Periphery—The Near East

XIV. Final Preparations

1. Economic Readiness 2. The Air Force from Munich to the War 3. Battle Plans 4. Toward a Unified Command?

XV. Toward the Inescapable Conclusion (August 22-September 3, 1939)

1. France Remains Passive (August 23-31, 1939) 2. The Last Three Days (September 1-3, 1939)

Glossary of terms and abbreviations Notes Index