Atkin Petain

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-317-89798-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Profiles In Power

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Atkin, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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