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TITLE | MARAHAL PETAIN. |
AUTHOR | Richard Griffiths |
PUBLISHER AND NO OF PAGES | Constable & Company Ltd. 379p. |
SIZE / TYPE | 25,5 x 15 cm. Hardback with dust wrapper. |
EDITION / DATE | First Edition (1970) |
ILLUSTRATIONS | 18 photographic illustrations in monochrome. |
CONDITION | Dust wrapper generally chipped and edge worn and spine panel faded. Generally this book is in a good condition. |
NOTES | Marshal Philippe Petain was, in the words of historian Andrew Roberts, 'the most controversial Frenchman of the twentieth century.' A truly distinguished soldier who rose from humble origins, he commanded French forces at Verdun in 1916 and became a national hero. Although by 1940 he had become French Deputy Prime Minister his political abilities were meager. After France fell to the Nazis it was Petain who signed the armistice and, from the spa town of Vichy, ruled over the Etat Francais Hitler had left him. Richard Griffiths tells this sorry story in outstanding detail, all the way to Petain's ignominious end. An excellent report on the man and his times. |
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