The Fall of France: The Nazi Invasion of 1940

Why read it

• You will understand how a sudden military defeat can reflect a slower shift in a nation's power in the world
• You will notice how a nation can cover a humiliating defeat with a myth of greatness, and why that bluff cannot last forever
• You will question whether blaming the Third Republic was fair, since it served France well in many respects

Who it is for

• A reader puzzled by how a great army collapsed so fast
• A student of the Second World War weighing causes and counterfactuals
• A citizen of a former great power uneasy about its shrinking influence

Contents

1. Brief Chronology
2. INTRODUCTION
3. PART I The Story
4. PART II Causes, Consequences, and Counterfactuals

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