Assassination in Vichy

Marx Dormoy and the Struggle for the Soul of France

Gayle Brunelle, Stephanie Annette Finley-Croswhite (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

328 Seiten

2020
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-8837-3 (ISBN)

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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 Vichy explores the impact of right-wing extremism in wartime France.

During the night of 25 July 1941, assassins planted a time bomb in the bed of the former French Interior Minister, Marx Dormoy. The explosion on the following morning launched a two-year investigation that traced Dormoy’s murder to the highest echelons of the Vichy regime. Dormoy, who had led a 1937 investigation into the "Cagoule," a violent right-wing terrorist organization, was the victim of a captivating revenge plot. Based on the meticulous examination of thousands of documents, Assassination in Vichy tells the story of Dormoy’s murder and the investigation that followed.

At the heart of this book lies a true crime that was sensational in its day. A microhistory that tells a larger and more significant story about the development of far-right political movements, domestic terrorism, and the importance of courage, Assassination in Vichy explores the impact of France’s deep political divisions, wartime choices, and post-war memory.

Gayle K. Brunelle is a professor emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. Annette Finley-Croswhite is a professor of History and director of the Center for Faculty Development at Old Dominion University.

Acknowledgments

Introduction
July 26, 1941: Explosion

1. 1888–1941: Marx Dormoy and the Soul of France
2. 1941: A Long, Hot Summer
3. July 26–30, 1941: Anatomy of a Crime Scene
4. August 14, 1941: A Bombing in Nice
5. 1941: Recruiting the Assassins
6. August–October 1941: The Net Widens
7. October 1941–March 1942: The Waiting Game
8. April 18, 1942: The Return of Pierre Laval
9. January 23, 1943: German Intervention
10. August 26, 1944: Liberation

Conclusion
Today: The Legacy of Marx Dormoy

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Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Zusatzinfo	20 b&w illustrations, 1 b&w map
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 236 mm
Gewicht	600 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4875-8837-2 / 1487588372
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-8837-3 / 9781487588373
Zustand	Neuware