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Strange Defeat
A Statement of Evidence Written in 1940
By Marc Bloch · 2015
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Synopsis
Written in 1940 after the fall of France and published after the author's death in 1946, this essay examines why the French army and state collapsed in a few weeks. Bloch, a medieval historian and a staff officer in 1939-40, blames habits of command, the gap between staff and line, political division, and a failure to think at the speed of modern war. He writes as a participant, not as a distant strategist. The book is an autopsy of one defeat, not a general history of the Second World War and not a memoir of the Resistance.
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Record ID2309
Contributor
AuthorMarc Bloch
Translator
Gerard HopkinsIntroduced by
Frederick Maurice Powicke, Georges AltmanEditor
—Preface by
Robert O. PaxtonIllustrator
—Collection & Classification
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First Published
1940Fiction / Non-Fiction
Non-FictionEdition
Standard EditionPhysical Details
Binding
—Typeface
BulmerPage Count
208ISBN
—Slipcase
NoMarket & Pricing
Language
EnglishFolio Price
$49.95Avg. Sale Price
—In Print
NoFolio Number
1965Last Updated: 6 September 2026
Subject/Genre
6 SubjectsHistory
World War II
France
20th Century
War & Military
European Theater
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Physical Description
Dimensions22.9 x 14.6 cm
New O. Paxton. Translation by Gerard Hopkins. Frontispiece and 16 pages of colour and black & white plates.
Printings1 Printings
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Printing | 2015 | — |