From Versailles to Potsdam by André François-Poncet

FROM VERSAILLES TO POTSDAM — ANDRÉ FRANÇOIS-PONCET

He met Hitler, negotiated with Ribbentrop, and witnessed the rise of the Third Reich from behind the scenes at the French embassy in Berlin. André François-Poncet offers here a unique testimony on the treaties that shaped 20th-century Europe — from the humiliation of Versailles to the Potsdam agreements. A firsthand document, essential for understanding how the peace of 1919 prepared the war of 1939.

FROM THE VERSAILLES DIKTAT TO THE POTSDAM AGREEMENTS

This essential work explores:

• The 1919 Treaty of Versailles: The Diktat imposed on Germany after World War I
• The consequences of the treaty: German humiliation, reparations, and resentment
• The rise of Nazism: How Versailles laid the groundwork for Hitler
• The 1938 Munich Agreement: The policy of appeasement toward the Third Reich
• Hitler and Göring: The Nazi leaders as seen by the French ambassador in Berlin
• World War II: The conflict that devastated Europe from 1939 to 1945
• The 1945 Potsdam Agreements: The new division of Europe after the Allied victory
• Divided Germany: From Nazi defeat to the partition of the country

André François-Poncet, French ambassador to Germany from 1931 to 1938, provides a unique testimony on the treaties that shaped modern Europe.

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