Assassination in Vichy: Marx Dormoy and the Struggle for the Soul of France
- ISBN-10
- 1487588364
- ISBN-13
- 9781487588366
- Category
- Assassination
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-10-07
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Authors
- Gayle K. Brunelle, Annette Finley-Croswhite
Description
An engrossing World War II "who done it" and a well-researched historical study of France's deep political divisions and wartime choices, Assassination in Vichy explores the impact of right-wing extremism in wartime France.
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