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1940-1945: Brittany, a privileged field of action for special forcesPublished on 11/07/2020

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le Chef d’escadron (R) Erwan COTARD

From 1940, but especially in preparation for the Allied landings of 1944, the whole of Brittany was the field of action of commandos and resistance fighters in two complementary but sometimes difficult to reconcile fields: that of intelligence, which requires discretion and permanence, and that of the helping hand, spectacular and ephemeral. The author gives us a very interesting panorama of this period in this region, and concludes with a very interesting RETEX.

1814 French Campaign: How a series of tactical victories lead to strategic defeatPublished on 08/07/2020

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le Commandant Alain MESSAGER, prix de la Fondation Maréchal LECLERC de HAUTECLOQUE

The French campaign of 1814 was one of Napoleon's most brilliant. However, at the end of a series of tactical victories, he had to bow to the coalition.

After a reminder of the main historical elements of the campaign, the author wants to demonstrate by which fundamental principles of warfare (weight of numbers, understanding of the operational level by subordinates, direct and indirect approaches, confrontation of wills) tactical victories do not always turn into strategic victory.

The decisive role of logistics in Na San: the action of Colonel GillesPublished on 07/07/2020

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le Commandant Pierre-Antoine PY

Logistics played a major role at Na San because Colonel Gilles, commanding the Middle Black River Task Force (MNRFG), was able to set up an efficient support organisation capable of adapting to the changing operational situation. In this respect, this organisation and this action foreshadowed those of modern logistics as close to the forces as possible, as we know them today.

The memory that fades: 1873, a lasting crisisPublished on 06/07/2020

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Madame le professeur Françoise THIBAULT

The author of this article has already given us proof of his free and original spirit in a previous issue of the Cahiers. She reminds us here of an unknown economic episode of the second half of the 19th century, by making a comparison between the evils endured at that time and those known today, as well as the solutions then adopted. As for those that could be adopted at the beginning of the 21st century, she lets the reader choose.....

French intelligence services during the Great War Published on 05/07/2020

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le lieutenant-colonel Olivier LAHAIE

The Great War gave intelligence its letters of nobility, embracing all espionage and counter-espionage activities, but also innovating in the field of psychological and subversive warfare. The 2nd French intelligence office (intelligence) monitored the situation on all fronts, commented on the intelligence obtained, assessed enemy losses as well as the capability of its new weapons or tactics and reconstructed the organisation chart of its formations.

1914: War of the Peoples and Sacred UnionPublished on 04/07/2020

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le Général d’armée (2S) Pierre de PERCIN-NORTHUMBERLAND

General de Percin, after recalling popular sentiment on the eve of the conflict, describes below the terrible initial clashes in terms of human losses, concluded by the Battle of the Marne, a momentous episode for both sides.

Urban planning and urban areas by 2035: main characteristicsPublished on 03/07/2020

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Monsieur Julien LEPRINCE

It seems undeniable that the Army will increasingly intervene in urban areas. Captain (R) Ronan Hill presents the characteristics of urban areas by 2035 and their "useful" characteristics for the exercise of the soldier's profession.

Fox or lion? Are we worthy descendants of the Marshal of Villars?Published on 03/07/2020

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le Chef d’escadrons Sylvain BENARD

Under the prism of recent commitments that combine technology, daring and surprise, cunning remains an inescapable principle that allows one of the belligerents to gain ascendancy over the other.

Should we teach Sun Tzu to the military?Published on 01/07/2020

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le Chef de bataillon Yann COUDERC

Most business schools teach the precepts of Sun Tzu. Paradoxically, although knowledge of "The Art of War" is expected for every officer, its study is hardly part of French military education. Doesn't the place of the Chinese strategist deserve to be better considered in our training schools?

The vulnerability of the modern soldierPublished on 30/06/2020

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le Chef de bataillon Pierre-Antoine SIMON

The relationship of the contemporary western military to vulnerability is changing. Although it seems intrinsically dangerous, vulnerability is still useful to the soldier, because the soldier will always need to be strong to fight, but weak to understand.

"When I'm weak, that's when I'm strong." [1]

1] Saint Paul, Second Epistle to the Corinthians.

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