Assassination in Vichy : Marx Dormoy and the Struggle for the Soul of France.

Brunelle, Gayle.

Assassination in Vichy : Marx Dormoy and the Struggle for the Soul of France. - 1st ed. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2020. ©2020. - 1 online resource (327 pages)

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Sources -- INTRODUCTION: 26 July 1941: Explosion -- CHAPTER 1: 1888-1941: Marx Dormoy and the Fall of France -- CHAPTER 2: 1941: A Long, Hot Summer -- CHAPTER 3: 26-30 July 1941: Anatomy of a Crime Scene -- CHAPTER 4: 14 August 1941: A Bombing in Nice -- CHAPTER 5: Summer 1941: Recruiting the Assassins -- CHAPTER 6: August-October 1941: The Net Widens -- CHAPTER 7: October 1941-March 1942: The Waiting Game -- CHAPTER 8: 18 April 1942: The Return of Pierre Laval -- CHAPTER 9: 23 January 1943: German Intervention -- CHAPTER 10: 26 August 1944: Liberation -- CONCLUSION: Today: The Legacy of Marx Dormoy -- Glossary of Names -- Organizations -- Timeline -- Notes -- Suggested Reading in English for Students and General Readers -- Bibliography -- Index.

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 Vichyexplores the impact of right-wing extremism in wartime France.

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