Mitchell believes that the history of the French Third Republic
remains incomplete until one understands the German impact on
France after the Franco-Prossian War. As the French groped
unsteadily toward a redefinition of their national identity, they
were constantly under the influence of the victorious German reich,
indicating that the creation of a republican mentality cannot be
explained in strictly French terms nor can its origins be traced
solely from French sources.
Originally published in 1979.
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