... examines the February Days and the June Days, with particular emphasis on the organization and political tendencies of the various armed forces, the personalities and planning of the military command structure, and the interaction of governments with their military subordinates. Finally, it analyzes...

... combat, and culminated in the crisis of the June Days. At stake was the future of French government and the social and economic policy of France at large. This book offers a study of revolution from the viewpoint of the government rather than the revolutionary. It is not focused on military tactics so...

...This chapter examines the military course of the June Days of 1848 and the nature and tactical lessons of the French government's struggle against the insurrection. The June Days were a deliberate, premeditated confrontation about the social and economic future of France, but unlike in the February...