Verdict on Vichy: Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime - Hardcover

Curtis, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1559706899 ISBN 13: 9781559706896

Publisher: Arcade Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Seeks to document the events that happened during the World War II Nazi occupation of France, investigating the collaboration of French forces with the Vichy regime, the circumstances that contributed to the persecution of the nation's Jewish population, and the history of anti-Semitic activities in France. 12,500 first printing.

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Review:

Michael has been over in London this week. He did an excellent lecture at London School of Economics on 13 November. While he was here he was interviewedon EUROPE TODAY (BBC World Service) and BBC RADIO JERSEY. We have reviews coming in the GUARDIAN, JEWISH CHRONICLE, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES and JEWISHQUARTERLY. 'an enlightening discussion on Papon's career'Michael Burleigh, LITERARY REVIEW 'Curtis's comprehensive study'Frederic Raphael, THE SUNDAY TIMES "A sustained indictment of French institutions and of much of the French public for abetting Nazi genocide." Richard Overy, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH "Nothing in history has so deserved moral outrage as the Holocaust, and it is neither surprising nor improper for individuals such as Curtis to feel such outrage." THE HERALD "In his well-researched book, the American Academic Michael Cur

Book Description:

A comprehensive, revisionist history of the Vichy France regime.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcade Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1559706899
• ISBN 13: 9781559706896
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416