The Fall of France - Mark Gerges

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Published 2015-06-30

Marking the 75th anniversary of France’s fall to Nazi Germany in May and June 1940, Mark Gerges of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth examines what led to the defeat and the myths that still surround it. www.kclibrary.org/event/fall-france-mark-gerges

All Comments (9)

@antoineclaude9745 8 years ago

Very interesting. I don't think anyone could have predicted such an outcome for France at the beginning of WWII.
@mikhailiagacesa3406 8 years ago

More people on the chats should see this before making comments about "French Cowardice". I wish he could have said more on the air campaign and French fighter production. Good job for the time alotted.
@andygass9096 8 years ago

An excellent presentation demonstrating Mark Gerse's expertise on the campaign which he uses brilliantly to debunk the myths that have often been accepted as fact .
@chuckcribbs3398 2 years ago

Excellent lecture!! I learned a lot considering I’ve been an amateur warfare historian for 47 years.
@gauloiscalifornien 8 years ago

1,6 millions victims in WW1 for the French, not 450 000.....
@boss180888 8 years ago

very good
@christianbriancon108 8 years ago

the second slide in his lecture has the French total dead for WW1 as 450,000, and he refers to it .The French dead figure was 1.4 million. some "expert"
@jtm8338 8 years ago

Nothing about 'panzer chocolate,' among other issues, ugh...