Douglas Porch

Articles

1. The Marne and After: A Reappraisal of French Strategy in the First World War

   363–386

   Douglas PorchVol. 53, No. 4, October 1989

2. Writing History in the 'End of History' Era-Reflections on Historians and the GWOT

   1065–1080

   Douglas PorchVol. 70, No. 4, October 2006Historiographical essay

Book reviews by Douglas Porch

1. Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh, by John Prados and Ray W. Stubbe180

   Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1993

2. Histoire Militaire de La France, Volume III, De 1871 a 1940, by Guy Pedroncini559–560

   Vol. 57, No. 3, July 1993

3. The Undetected Enemy: French and American Miscalculations at Dien Bien Phu, 1953, by John R. Nordell396

   Vol. 60, No. 2, April 1996

4. What If? Strategic Alternatives of WWII, by Harold Deutsch and Dennis Showalter478–479

   Vol. 63, No. 2, April 1999

5. The War against Rommel's Supply Lines, 1942-1943, by Alan J. Levine585

   Vol. 64, No. 2, April 2000

6. A Nation Collapses: The Italian Surrender of September 1943, by Elena Agarossi1193

   Vol. 64, No. 4, October 2000

7. L'Exploitation du Renseignement, by Georges-Henri Soutou and Jacques Fremeaux and Olivier Forcade822

   Vol. 65, No. 3, July 2001

8. The Bloody Road to Tunis: Destruction of the Axis Forces in North Africa, November 1942-May 1943, by David Rolf1145

   Vol. 65, No. 4, October 2001

9. Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life281–283

   Vol. 67, No. 1, January 2003

10. FDR's 12 Apostles: The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa, by Hal Vaughan951–952

    Vol. 71, No. 3, July 2007

11. The First Vietnam War: Colonial Conflict and Cold War Series, by edited by Mark Atwood Lawrence and Fredrik Logevall613–614

    Vol. 72, No. 2, April 2008

12. From El Billar to Operations Fenix and Jaque: The Colombian Security Force Experience, 1998-2008, by Robert D. Ramsey III987–988

    Vol. 74, No. 3, July 2010

13. Free France’s Lion: The Life of Philippe Leclerc, de Gaulle’s Greatest General, by William Mortimer Moore596

    Vol. 76, No. 2, April 2012

14. Galula: The Life and Writings of the French Officer who Defined the Art of Counterinsurgency, by A. A. Cohen761–762

    Vol. 77, No. 2, April 2013

15. Special Operations in World War II: British and American Irregular Warfare, by Andrew L. Hargreaves815–816

    Vol. 78, No. 2, April 2014

16. Operation Dragoon: The Allied Liberation of the South of France: 1944, by Robin Cross943–944

    Vol. 83, No. 3, July 2019

17. Cassino ’44: The Brutal Battle for Rome, by James Holland789–791

    Vol. 89, No. 3, July 2025

Books by Douglas Porch reviewed in the Journal

1. The French Foreign Legion: A Complete History of a Legendary Fighting Force, by Douglas Porch298

   Reviewed by George E. MeltonVol. 56, No. 2, April 1992

2. The French Secret Services: A History of French Intelligence from the Dreyfus Affair to the Gulf War, by Douglas Porch195

   Reviewed by David StaffordVol. 60, No. 1, January 1996

3. Defeat and Division: France at War, 1939–1942, by Douglas Porch1152–1154

   Reviewed by Michael S. NeibergVol. 87, No. 4, October 2023

4. Resistance and Liberation: France at War, 1942–1945, by Douglas Porch508–510

   Reviewed by Stephen A. BourqueVol. 89, No. 2, April 2025

Prizes and awards from the Society

• Distinguished Book Award 1993 · for The French Foreign Legion
• Distinguished Book Award 2023 · Non-U.S. · for Defeat and Division: France at War, 1939-1942
• Distinguished Book Award 2025 · Distinguished · for Resistance and Liberation: France at War, 1942-1945