Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order

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.

Author: Robert Paxton
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 06/22/2001
Pages: 438
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780231124690
2nd Revised Edition