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2004
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1940s Forties (Twentieth century decade) 40s (Twentieth century decade) Military power Dominion of the sea Seapower Navy Sea, Dominion of the Naval policy Military power Navy Military power Warfare, Primitive Warfare Military science Fighting Article Frenchmen (French people) Military power Limitation of armament Military power Army Military power Air superiority Military powerCiter ce document
Philippe Garraud, « The Strategic Effects of Defensive Ideology: Factoring Cognitive Dimensions into the Defeat of 1940 », Revue française de science politique, ID : 10670/1.591fbb...
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France instant defeat against Germany (May-June 1940) can be accounted for by the military conceptions that had structured its defence policy prior to the operations. Thus, the defeat represents a pertinent historic and empirical field to highlight the role of ideology in defence policies. This article first characterises the French representations (minutely codified by the military power) that shaped military strategies in the 1940s. It highlights the origins of such strategies, and analyses the underlying normative principles that legitimated them. Finally, it focuses on strategic effects, i.e. how ideologies actively operated on the course and outcome of the conflict.
