Petain

Nicholas Atkin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

252 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-42520-0 (ISBN)

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As a politician between the two World Wars, Petain became a key figure in French military policy. This is a reassessment of Petain, which not only explores his complex personality, but also throws light on the role of the army in French politics and the character of the French right.

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.

Atkin, Nicholas

Preface 1. The Officer, 1856-1914. 2. The General, 1914-1918. 3. The Marshal, 1919-1939. 4. The Saviour, 1939-1940. 5. Le Chef, 1940-1942. 6. The Collaborator, 1940-1942. 7. The Figurehead, 1942-1943. 8. The Exile, 1944. 9. The Man and the Myth. Bibliographical Essay. List of Abbreviations

Erscheinungsdatum	07.08.2017
Reihe/Serie	Profiles In Power
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-138-42520-6 / 1138425206
ISBN-13	978-1-138-42520-0 / 9781138425200
Zustand	Neuware