Revue Défense Nationale 2026/3 No. 888
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Military History—Defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914

Pages 114 to 117

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  • FRANC, Claude,
2026. Military History—Defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914. Revue Défense Nationale, 2026/3 No. 888, p.114-117. DOI : 10.3917/rdna.888.0114. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/revue-journal-revue-defense-nationale-2026-3-page-114?lang=en.
  • Franc, Claude.
« Military History—Defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914 ». Revue Défense Nationale, 2026/3 No. 888, 2026. p.114-117. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/revue-journal-revue-defense-nationale-2026-3-page-114?lang=en.
  • Franc, C.
(2026). Military History—defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914. Revue Défense Nationale, No. 888(3), 114-117. https://doi.org/10.3917/rdna.888.0114.

https://doi.org/10.3917/rdna.888.0114

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  • Franc, C.
(2026). Military History—defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914. Revue Défense Nationale, No. 888(3), 114-117. https://doi.org/10.3917/rdna.888.0114.
  • Franc, Claude.
« Military History—Defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914 ». Revue Défense Nationale, 2026/3 No. 888, 2026. p.114-117. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/revue-journal-revue-defense-nationale-2026-3-page-114?lang=en.
  • FRANC, Claude,
2026. Military History—Defence of the Homeland—1st Part: Before 1914. Revue Défense Nationale, 2026/3 No. 888, p.114-117. DOI : 10.3917/rdna.888.0114. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/revue-journal-revue-defense-nationale-2026-3-page-114?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/rdna.888.0114

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The concept of defence of home territory was gradually developed from the time of the French Revolution, when war became a matter for the entire Nation. It was only after the 1871 defeat that the organisation of the army was completely overhauled in order to respond to the need to protect France from the German enemy, by putting effort into the east.

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