The Army and the Fifth Republic / by Orville D. Menard
1967, First Edition. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Light scattered foxing to cover. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #399966
Physical description; xii, 265 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index. Contents; The guardians -- La Grande Muette -- Composition of the Officer Corps -- The unity of the army -- The army above the state -- The theory of Revolutionary War -- The King-Makers -- La Grande Bavarde -- The National Arbiter -- Charles and the dragon -- Return to silence? Subjects; France. Armée. France. Algérie. Putsch. 1961. France. Questions militaires. Cadres. Après 1958. Politics and government. Civil-military relations France. France Politics and government 1958-.
Price: €195.00