Robert Boyce 
French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940 [PDF ebook] 
The Decline and Fall of a Great Power

French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940 outlines France”s strategies for protection and appeasement during this period and places interwar relations in a larger European context.
This book examines:
* relationships with key countries such as Italy and Russia
* the significance of interwar France to 20th Century European integration
* the historical context of the policies
* the setbacks and defeats of the period and how they should be evaluated