Servir

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Servir is a memoir by French general Maurice Gamelin reflecting on his military career and experiences, particularly around the Second World War.

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Servir canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
memoir
associatedWith French General Staff
surface form: French High Command

French Third Republic
author Maurice Gamelin
countryOfOrigin France
describes French defeat in 1940 from Gamelin's perspective
Gamelin's experiences as a French general
strategic and political context of France before World War II
documents French strategic planning before the German invasion of 1940
Gamelin's role as commander-in-chief of the French Army
focusesOn French military command in 1939–1940
Maurice Gamelin's military career
events leading up to the Second World War
genre autobiographical work
military memoir
hasPerspective first-person narrative
intendedAudience general readership interested in military history
readers interested in World War II history
language French
literaryForm prose
mainSubject German occupation of France
surface form: France in World War II

French Army
Maurice Gamelin
World War II
surface form: Second World War

military leadership
narrativeMode autobiographical account
timePeriodCovered World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War

interwar period

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Maurice Gamelin wrote Servir
Servir (memoirs) workTitleInOriginalLanguage Servir
subject surface form: Servir
Servir (memoirs) notableWork Servir
subject surface form: Maurice Gamelin