| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
"During the night of July 25, 1941, assassins planted a time bomb in the bed of former French Interior Minister Marx Dormoy. The explosion of the bomb on the morning of July 26 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 ultra-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 of the investigation, led by courageous Police Superintendent Charles Chenevier, who persisted despite opposition from both Vichy and collaborationists in Paris. A book about France's deep political divisions, wartime choices, and post-war memory, Assassination in Vichy explores the impact of fascist extremism on France's history and explains why after the war none of Dormoy's assassins were punished for his murder. At the heart of this book lies the investigation of a true crime that was sensational in its day but overshadowed by the war. It is a microhistory that also tells a larger and more significant story about the development of far-right political movements, domestic terrorism, and the importance of courage."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dormoy, Marx, 1888-1941 -- Assassination
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| SUBJECT |
Dormoy, Marx, 1888-1941 fast |
| Subject |
Assassination -- Investigation -- France -- Vichy
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HISTORY / Europe / France.
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Assassination
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Assassination -- Investigation
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France -- Vichy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Finley-Croswhite, S. Annette, author.
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| ISBN |
9781487588380 |
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1487588380 |
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1487588399 |
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9781487588397 |
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