Petain (Profiles In Power) - Softcover

Atkin, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582070376 ISBN 13: 9780582070370

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Pétain (1856-1951) remains one of the most controversial figures in the history of modern France. He was saviour of his country at Verdun in 1916 during the First World War, but tried for treason as head of state of the collaborationist Vichy government after World War II. Were his actions those of a traitor? - or a patriot facing the total disintegration of his country? In exploring the actions of this controversial figure, Nicholas Atkin also reveals the divisions and uncertainties of France herself.

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Review:

"Atkin provides us with a fascinating study of Petain."History teaching review "A nuanced, well-argued and highly readable account."Modern and contemporary France

About the Author:

NICHOLAS ATKIN is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Reading, England. His publications include Church and School in Vichy France, 1940-44 (1991), Petain (1997), The French at War, 1934-44 (2001), The Forgotten French: Exiles in the British Isles, 1940-44 (2003), The Fifth French Republic (2005) and, with Frank Tallett, Priests, Prelates and People: A History of European Catholicism since 1750 (2003).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0582070376
• ISBN 13: 9780582070370
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252