Robert O. Paxton's classic study of the aftermath of France's sudden collapse under Nazi invasion utilizes captured German archives and other contemporary materials to construct a strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period in France. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, Vichy France demonstrates that the collaborationist government of Marshal P tain did far more than merely react to German pressures. The Vichy leaders actively pursued their own double agenda--internally, the authoritarian and racist "national revolution," and, externally, an attempt to persuade Hitler to accept this new France as a partner in his new Europe.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Paxton, Robert
ISBN: 9780231124690
Condition: New
Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.40
Number Of Pages: 438
Publication Year: 2001

Language: English

Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order

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