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From victory to Vichy : veterans in inter-war France / Chris Millington.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Millington, Chris, author.
- Series:
- Cultural history of modern war.
- Cultural history of modern war
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Union nationale des combattants--History--20th century.
- Union nationale des combattants.
- Veterans--France.
- Veterans.
- World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--France.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- France--History--1914-1940.
- France.
- France--Politics and government--1914-1940.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The most up-to-date and comprehensive English-language study of its kind, From victory to Vichy explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veterans' associations during the interwar years, the Union fédérale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). Drawing on extensive research into the associations' organisation, policies and tactics, this study argues that French veterans were more of a threat to democracy than previous scholarship has allowed. As France descended into crisis, the UF and the UNC sought to extend their influence into the non-veteran milieu through public demonstrations, propaganda campaigns and the foundation of auxiliary groups. Despite shifting policies and independent initiatives, by the end of the 1930s the UF and the UNC had come together in a campaign for authoritarian political reform, leaving them perfectly placed to become the 'eyes and ears' of Marshal Pétain's Vichy regime.
- Contents:
- Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction The anciens combattants and their associations; 1. The Union fédérale and the Union nationale des combattants: 1918-33; 2. 6 February 1934: The veterans' riot; 3. Building a combatants' republic: The campaign for state reform, 1934; 4. 'We are not fascists': The veterans and the extreme right; 5. Rejuvenating France: The Jeunes de l'UF and the Jeunes de l'UNC; 6. The veterans and the Popular Front; Conclusion Toward Vichy; Select bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-78170-268-3
- 1-84779-426-2
- OCLC:
- 818847560
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