Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from French Policy Since 1871
Still it is not to be expected that old traditions should be entirely extirpated in a moment, even by such a catastrophe as the franco-prussian war of 1870. That disaster made it imperative for France to maintain a huge military establishment, as a safeguard against future attacks; therefore, since 1871, the majority of French men have still been trained as soldiers, and still the in?uence of French military leaders upon national policy.
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