{"product_id":"france-on-trial-the-case-of-marshal-p騁ain-hardcover","title":"France on Trial: The Case of Marshal P騁ain - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProspect\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enthralling.\"―Geoffrey Wheatcroft, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a story not just about P騁ain but about war and resistance, the moral compromises of leadership, and the meaning of France itself.\"―Margaret MacMillan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor three weeks in July 1945 all eyes were fixed on Paris, where France's former head of state was on trial. Would Philippe P騁ain, hero of Verdun, be condemned as the traitor of Vichy?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the terrible month of October 1940, few things were more shocking than the sight of Marshal Philippe P騁ain--supremely decorated hero of the First World War, now head of the French government--shaking hands with Hitler. Pausing to look at the cameras, P騁ain announced that France would henceforth collaborate with Germany. \"This is my policy,\" he intoned. \"My ministers are responsible to me. It is I alone who will be judged by History.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive years later, in July 1945, after a wave of violent reprisals following the liberation of Paris, P騁ain was put on trial for his conduct during the war. He stood accused of treason, charged with heading a conspiracy to destroy France's democratic government and collaborating with Nazi Germany. The defense claimed he had sacrificed his personal honor to save France and insisted he had shielded the French people from the full scope of Nazi repression. Former resisters called for the death penalty, but many identified with this conservative military hero who had promised peace with dignity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning author of a landmark biography of Charles de Gaulle, Julian Jackson uses P騁ain's three-week trial as a lens through which to examine one of history's great moral dilemmas. Was the policy of collaboration \"four years to erase from our history,\" as the prosecution claimed? Or was it, as conservative politicians insist to this day, a sacrifice that placed pragmatism above moral purity? As head of the Vichy regime, P騁ain became the lightning rod for collective guilt and retribution. But he has also been an icon of the nationalist right ever since. In \u003ci\u003eFrance on Trial\u003c\/i\u003e, Jackson blends courtroom drama, political intrigue, and brilliant narrative history to highlight the hard choices and moral compromises leaders make in times of war.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.81 x 9.41 x 6.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771393794245,"sku":"9780674248892","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/GkisPNqgb-9780674248892.webp?v=1770481900","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/france-on-trial-the-case-of-marshal-p%e9%a8%81ain-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}