Belgium's Dilemma the Formation of the Belgian Defense Policy, 1932-1940 Epstein, Jonathan A. creator ProQuest (Firm) text bibliography Electronic books. ne 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource. Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Belgium and World War I; The Size of the Army Before World War I; The Language Issue to World War I; Deployment Controversies before World War I; The Belgian Army in World War I; The German Occupation of Belgium; Belgium and the Peace Settlement; 2. Belgium Looks for Allies; 3. Belgian Defense Policy to the Great Depression; The Main Actors in Defense Policy; The Reduction of the Belgian Army; Plans for Defense Against a Threatening Germany; General Galet; The Language Issue between 1918 and 1932; The Depression and the Belgian Military. 4. The Devèze YearsThe Chasseurs ardennais; The Budget Controversy; Raoul van Overstraeten; Devèze v. Nuyten; Franco-Belgian Staff Talks; The Motorization of the Cavalry Corps; The Debates over Coverage and Service Time; The Reoccupation of the Rhineland; 5. The 1936 Mixed Commission; The Language Issue from the Mixed Commission to the War; Other Commissions; 6. 'Independence' and its Origins; 7. The Belgian Army to May 10, 1940; The Development and Assessment of the Belgian Military; Fortifications from 1938 to 1940; Defense Against Aircraft; The Sudeten Crisis and the Pied de Paix Renforcé New Mobilization Plans8. Belgium to May 10, 1940; Diplomacy; Belgium and the Netherlands; Mobilization; Belgian Military Intelligence and Alerts; 9. The "Eighteen-Days Campaign"; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. Electronic resource. Includes bibliographical references and index. English. e-be--- Belgium. Armée History 20th century Belgium Military policy History 20th century Belgium Defenses History 20th century Neutrality, Armed Belgium History 20th century 1900-1999 fast UA680 .E77 2014 355/.033549309043 Belgium's Dilemma : The Formation of the Belgian Defense Policy, 1932-1940 Epstein, Jonathan A. Leiden : BRILL, ©2014 History of warfare 9789004269736 9004269738 9789004254671 9004254676 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tamucs/detail.action?docID=1694713 NhCcYBP 140609 20221130134000.2 in00003886329