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Chris Millington - From Victory to Vichy - 9780719085505 - V9780719085505
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From Victory to Vichy

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Description for From Victory to Vichy Hardback. Explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veterans' associations during the interwar years, the Union federale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.

The most up-to-date and comprehensive English-language study of its kind, From victory to Vichy explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veterans’ associations during the interwar years, the Union fédérale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). Drawing on extensive research into the associations’ organisation, policies and tactics, this study argues that French veterans were more of a threat to democracy than previous scholarship has allowed. As France descended into crisis, the UF and the UNC sought to extend their influence into the non-veteran milieu through public demonstrations, propaganda campaigns and the foundation of auxiliary groups. Despite ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Cultural History of Modern War
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719085505
SKU
V9780719085505
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About Chris Millington
Chris Millington is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century History at Swansea University -- .

Reviews for From Victory to Vichy
'This research has produced an important and original contribution to a crucial period in the history of the Third Republic and twentieth century France.' Caroline Campbell, Contemporary French Civilisation, 38 (2)
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