Officers and soldiers of the french army, 1939-40

This, the thirteenth book in the "officers and soldiers" collection, shows the French Army during the Phoney War and the French Campaign in May-June 1940. Continuing the work - started two years ago by André Jouineau in the two volumes dealing with the 1914-1918 armies - given over to an almost exhaustive survey of French Army uniforms and outfits during the two World Wars, this volume shows almost sixty colour plates with no less than 300 uniforms, several dozen insignia and equipment illustrations.

Particular attention has been paid to the description of the combat groups and the servants of the unit weapons. Shown are the uniforms of the Military Academies, the HQ Staff, the Infantry, the Fortress Infantry, the Mountain Infantry, the Chasseurs à Pied, the Chasseurs Alpins, the Corps Francs, the Narvik troops, the Cuirassiers, the Motorised and Mechanised Dragoons, the Hussars, the Chasseurs à Cheval, the Armoured Car Regiments, the Groupes de Reconnaissance, the Artillery, the Tanks, the Engineers, the Paris Firemen, the Gendarmerie, the Train, the Medical Corps, the Administration Services, the Zouaves, the Tirailleurs, the Foreign Legion, the Spahis, the Chasseurs d'Afrique, the Saharan companies, the Levant Special Troops, the Colonial Troops, the Air Force and the Navy.