Royal republicans : the French naval dynasties between the world wars / Ronald Chalmers Hood III
1985, 1st edition. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #426186
ISBN: 0807112119
Physical description; 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index. Contents; Part I: Social foundations -- Bourgeouis roots -- Aristocratic dreams -- Part II: Family and career values -- The French Navel household: Mothers and sons -- As fathers did before: The life of a knight errant -- Part III: The officer corps engagé -- Temptations from the right -- What do we do with the legislature? -- La politique d'abord -- Denouement: Vichy and beyond. Subjects; France Marine History 20th century. France Marine Officers. France Marine. 1900-1999. Geschichte 1918-1940. Sociology, Military France History 20th century. Marine.
Price: €12.95