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

Verdict on Vichy: Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime
ISBN-10
1559706899
ISBN-13
9781559706896
Category
History
Pages
419
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Author
Michael Curtis

Description

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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