Charles Dupont: MeMoires Du Chef Des Services Secrets FrancAis Durant La Grande Guerre

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Main Details

Title Charles Dupont: MeMoires Du Chef Des Services Secrets FrancAis Durant La Grande Guerre
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Olivier Lahaie
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:300
Dimensions(mm): Height 154,Width 240
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
The Cold war
First world war
ISBN/Barcode 9782352503583
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Histoire & Collections
Imprint Histoire & Collections
Publication Date 1 December 2014
Publication Country France

Description

Charles Dupont, an officer educated at the Polytechnic, and a former gunner, was moved to the Intelligence Services after the Dreyfus Affair; he accomplished many secret missions in Germany before taking charge of the Bureau of Intelligence in 1913, traversing the big military shocks of the Western Front: the Marne (1914), Verdun (1916), and the Aisne (1917) Considered the best Allied specialist by the German army, Dupont is also a perspicacious observer; his memoires, unprinted until now, are an exceptional testimony to the personalities of Generals Joffre, Nivelle, and Petain, and other political men with whom he crossed paths. TEXT IS IN FRENCH.

Author Biography

Doctor of modern and contemporary history, Lieutenant Colonel Olivier Lahaie specialises in the study of intelligence services during and after the Great War. Author of numerous articles, he has participated in numerous collective historical projects, such as The Spies of the Great War (Ouest-France)