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.