Servir

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Servir is a memoir by French general Maurice Gamelin reflecting on his military career and experiences, particularly around the Second World War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
memoir
associatedWith French High Command
French Third Republic
author Maurice Gamelin
countryOfOrigin France
describes French defeat in 1940 from Gamelin's perspective
Gamelin's experiences as a French general
strategic and political context of France before World War II
documents French strategic planning before the German invasion of 1940
Gamelin's role as commander-in-chief of the French Army
focusesOn French military command in 1939–1940
Maurice Gamelin's military career
events leading up to the Second World War
genre autobiographical work
military memoir
hasPerspective first-person narrative
intendedAudience general readership interested in military history
readers interested in World War II history
language French
literaryForm prose
mainSubject France in World War II
French Army
Maurice Gamelin
Second World War
linked to: World War II

military leadership
narrativeMode autobiographical account
timePeriodCovered First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II

interwar period

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Maurice Gamelin wrote Servir
Servir workTitleInOriginalLanguage Servir
subject linked to: Servir (memoirs)
Maurice Gamelin notableWork Servir
subject linked to: Servir (memoirs)