Vichy France

Old Guard and New Order, 1940 - 1944

By: Robert Paxton

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Paperback | 22 June 2001 | Edition Number 2

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Robert O. Paxton's classic study of the aftermath of France's sudden collapse under Nazi invasion utilizes captured German archives and other contemporary materials to construct a strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period in France. With a new introduction and updated bibliography, Vichy France demonstrates that the collaborationist government of Marshal P©tain did far more than merely react to German pressures. The Vichy leaders actively pursued their own double agendaâ"internally, the authoritarian and racist "national revolution," and, externally, an attempt to persuade Hitler to accept this new France as a partner in his new Europe.

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Tells us as much of the truth about Vichy as we are likely to have for a long time... Paxton answers all the basic questions... in an even tone, with a vigorous style, allowing the devastating documents... to speak for themselves. New York Times Book Review

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Introduction to the 2001 Edition
Introduction to the Morningside Edition (1982)
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Summer 1940	p. 3
The French Quest for Collaboration, 1940-1942	p. 51
Pierre Laval and the Paris Connection	p. 63
The "New Policy," September-December 1940	p. 69
The Meaning of December 13	p. 92
The Cold Shoulder: Flandin and Darlan	p. 101
Darlan's Grand Design	p. 109
Darlan's Fall and Laval's Return: April 1942	p. 131
The National Revolution	p. 136
Competing Visions	p. 139
An Answer to Decadence	p. 146
Moral Order: The Church	p. 148
Moral Order: Education and the Young	p. 153
Moral Order: The Family	p. 165
France for the French	p. 168
The State: Liberty and Authority	p. 185
Return to the Soil	p. 200
Escape from Class and Competition: Corporatism in Power	p. 210
From Persuasion to Constraint: The Emerging Police State	p. 221
The National Revolution and Fascism	p. 228
The Collaborators	p. 234
Ins, Outs, and Notables	p. 241
The French Civil War: 1934-37	p. 243
The Revenge of the Minorities	p. 249
Experts	p. 259
Traditionalists	p. 268
The Left at Vichy	p. 273
Collaboration - 1942-44: Between Liberation and Revolution	p. 280
Threats to the Social Order - 1: Resistance	p. 291
Threats to the Social Order - 2: Second Front	p. 299
Last French Bids for Collaboration: 1942-43	p. 309
1944: The Dream of Peaceful Transition, the Nightmare of Civil War	p. 326
A Balance Sheet: The Legacy of Vichy	p. 330
Breaks and Continuities	p. 330
Vichy and French Society	p. 352
Was Vichy a Lesser Evil?	p. 357
Profits and Losses	p. 374
A Moral Balance Sheet	p. 380
The War Question of January 1942	p. 387
Glossary of French and German Abbreviations	p. 391
Bibliographical Note	p. 392
Index	p. 417
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