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

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

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 PÃ©tain did far more than merely react to German pressures. The Vichy leaders actively pursued their own double agendaâ€•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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