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Alfred Dreyfus and the Derp State

Alfred Dreyfus and the Derp State

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Nov 21, 2021
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After their defeat in 1870-71, the French Ministry of War was determined to modernize, and naturally saw the Prussian general staff model as a starting point. In what became known as the ‘continental system,’ a series of numbered bureaux were set up to handle the administration of armies. Deuxième Bureau (DB) was the very first permanent, that is to say…

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