Victors and Vanquished: The German Influence on Army and Church in France After 1870

by Allan Mitchell

Book Overview

Mitchell focuses on two important national institutions - the French republican army and the Roman Catholic church - who were attempting to reconsolidate their prerogatives within the still fragile framework of the newly formed Third Republic. Influenced by German models, French reformers advocated universal military conscription and compulsory primary education, which the military and religious hierarchy viewed as threats to their traditional authority.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807897299
• ISBN13: 9780807897294
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"