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THE FALL OF FRANCE Julian Jackson is Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary and Westfield, University of London, and the author of several books on twentieth-century France, including France: The Dark Years – (OUP, ), and editor of Europe– (OUP, ). This page intentionally left blank THE FALL OF FRANCE The Nazi Invasion of JULIAN JACKSON 1 3 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok BuenosAires CapeTown Chennai DaresSalaam Delhi HongKong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata KualaLumpur Madrid Melbourne MexicoCity Mumbai Nairobi SãoPaulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Julian Jackson 2003 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2003 First published as an Oxford University Press paperback 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organizations. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available ISBN 0–19–280550–9 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Typeset in Janson by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk Printed by TJ International Ltd., Padstow, Cornwall To Douglas THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD This group of narrative histories focuses on key moments and events in the twentieth century to explore their wider significance for the development of the modern world. : The Fall of France: The Nazi Invasion of , Julian Jackson : A Bitter Revolution: China’s Struggle with the Modern World, Rana Mitter The Vietnam Wars: A Global History, Mark Bradley Algeria: The Undeclared War, Martin Evans The Burning of Louvain, Alan Kramer : P C B, University of Cambridge P R J. E, University of Cambridge P P P, London School of Economics P D R, University of Cambridge P M V, University of Cambridge Acknowledgements Most of this book was written in a sabbatical semester in the autumn of , and I would like to thank my Head of Department, Professor Noel Thompson, for granting me this leave. In some form or other I have taught a Special Subject on the Fall of France in Swansea History Department for the last fifteen years. Some years have worked better than others, but over- all I have learnt a lot from the experience and enjoyed it (as I hope the students have as well). I have profited enormously from conversations, electronic or otherwise, with Martin Alexander, Peter Jackson, and Talbot Imlay. Talbot Imlay was kind enough to show me some sections of his forthcoming book on the Phoney War. I am grateful to Katharine Reeve, my editor at OUP, for her comments and advice. I am grateful also to Patrick Higgins for taking the time to read the whole manuscript with great care. This is certainly a much better book as a result of his criticisms and suggestions. Perhaps it would be a better one still if I had listened to all of them. Finally, I would like to thank Eleanor Breuning who generously gave up hours of her time to read through the proofs. Her heroic labours and vigilant eye saved me from more than mere typographical errors. J. J. vii This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations xii List of Maps xiv Brief Chronology xv Abbreviations xvii Introduction PART I: THE STORY . ‘We Are Beaten’ May : Churchill in Paris The Mysterious General Gamelin ‘Ready for War’: Tanks and Guns The Air Force French Military Doctrine: ‘Retired on Mount Sinai’? Fighting in Belgium: The Dyle Plan The Matador’s Cloak The Allied Order of Battle – May: Into Belgium – May: Through the Ardennes May: The Germans Cross the Meuse – May: The Counter-attack Fails: The Tragic Fate of the Three DCRs – May: The Tortoise Head – May: ‘Without Wishing to Intervene ...’: The End of Gamelin ix
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