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VICHY'S LAST STAND.

Authors :
Gray, Jeremy
Source :
World War II. Feb2021, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p46-53. 8p. 1 Color Photograph, 11 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article focuses on the Henri Philippe Pétain was a French general officer who attained the position of Marshal of France at the end of World War I. Topics include the 84-year-old Pétain was named French prime minister after a cabinet crisis on whether to continue fighting the Germans or lay down arms; and before the war, Pétain was widely admired by French nationalists who remembered his battlefield courage in World War I and his strategic acumen later as Minister of War.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08984204
Volume :
35
Issue :
5
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
World War II
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
148035047