French Poilu 1914-18

by Ian Sumner

'Why, ' the Kaiser enquired of Czar Nicholas in 1913, did he wish to ally himself with France when 'the Frenchman is no longer capable of being a soldier?' Indeed, during World War I (1914-1918) the French Army was in a state of disarray, plagued by indiscipline, mutinies and desertion. The ordinary French citizens that were called upon to defend their motherland, the Poilu, were disrespected and demoralized, and the infamous mutinies of 1917 by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846033322
• ISBN13: 9781846033322
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.7"