Charles de gaulle book on tank warfare

His father, henri, was a teacher of philosophy and mathematics and a veteran of the francoprussian war of 1870, in which the prussians humiliatingly defeated what the french thought was the greatest army in the world. He was the leader of the free french resistance during world war ii and served as president of france from 1958 until 1969. The art of tank warfare a guide to world war ii armored combat for players of panzer elite by christopher s. In world war ii, why was winston churchill kind of miffed. While serving during world war i, he reached the rank of captain, commanding a company, and was wounded several times. A midlevel french military officer, author of a handful of interesting, incisive, but minor books, he inhabited the political periphery of the third republic. Irish roots of former french president and hero explored. In it he predicts how the war of the future against france will be conducted.

This book is designed as both a historical reference for the armored warfare enthusiasts among us, and as a. After the german breakthrough at sedan on may 15, 1940 he was given command of the 4th armored division. One of the more contentious relationships of world war ii was that between french gen. The history of tank warfare 5 world war i between the wars world war ii 2. Prior to world war ii, he was primarily known as an armoured warfare tactician and an advocate of the concentrated use of armoured and aviation forces. The battle of montcornet, on 17 may 1940, was an engagement of the battle of france. French ship commands naval task force in strikes against. One of the most influential french politicians of the twentieth century, he helped found the fifth republic in 1958 and served as its first president from 1959 to 1969. Instead of being concentrated, armored vehicles would be dispersed among frontline infantry formations. He founded the french fifth republic in 1958 and served as its first president for 10 years.

It was entertaining, indepth, wellresearched, and flashed a notalwayskind light on the general. The french drove off the germans, but later had to retreat due to lack of support and the intervention of the luftwaffe. His thinking was close to guderian regarding the use of the tank in modern warfare but as a mere colonel, he was not allowed to discharge his theory. Other than napoleon bonaparte, who is the most known. Oct 10, 2011 one of the more contentious relationships of world war ii was that between french gen. The son of a headmaster of a jesuit school, he was educated in paris. He was a good student and at the military academy st. Prior to world war ii he was mostly known as a tank tactician and an advocate of the concentrated use of armored and aviation forces. He earned this for his role in putting france among the victors of the second world war and in being the founding father of the fifth republic, a semipresidential regime. As a young man, he developed an interest in history and went to college in paris before deciding on a military career and attending the french military academy, st.