Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order, 1940-1944 - Hardcover

Robert O. Paxton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394473604 ISBN 13: 9780394473604

Publisher: Knopf; distributed by Random House, 1972

Synopsis

A strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period, demonstrating how in the interests of stability, French national feeling favored collaboration with the German-controlled regime.

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Book Description:

A disturbing account of the Vichy period, demonstrating how in the interests of stability, French national feeling favored collboration with the German-controlled regime.

From the Back Cover:

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 Petain 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf; distributed by Random House
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0394473604
• ISBN 13: 9780394473604
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1