With the victory of the Popular Front it was time to completely transform French society, to fix all of the problems they had identified in the previous years....right? RIGHT?!
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65: The Third Republic Pt. 5 - Popular Front in Power

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The original German plan for the invasion of France was safe, conservative, and downright boring. But then another plan appeared that was far more interesting. 
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181: The Fall of France - Fall Gelb

The French had been preparing for this moment since 1919, so what did they come up with?
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180: The Fall of France - French War Plans

Join British and French leaders as they spend roughly 8 months trying desperately to fight a war anywhere but eastern France. 

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179: The Fall of France - Can We Fight Somewhere Else?

During the period of the Phoney War the French and British would frantically prepare for the war that they were already in. 

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178: The Fall of France - Preparations for War

When they entered the war the British and French had a plan, they would fight a long war against Germany. This would allow them to take advantage of their worldwide empire and their control of the seas. Then after years of rearmament and preparations they would launch their attack. All they had to do was hold off the Germans for a few years while the German economy imploded, it was such an easy plan. It would fail. 

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65: The Third Republic Pt. 5 - Popular Front in Power

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