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Marshal Philippe Pétain, 1856–1951
Translated by Greg Johnson
Pétain, De Gaulle . . . Let us think for a moment about those personages from a far-off time.
First, what a astonishing destiny for Marshal Pétain! To have risen so high and fallen so low! In the long history of France, other great personages were admired, but surely none was loved more before being denigrated so much. Read more …
François Mitterrand & the French Mystery
Translated by Greg Johnson
In the center of all the questions raised by the sinuous and contradictory path of François Mitterrand is the famous photograph of the interview granted to a young unknown, the future socialist president of the Republic, by Marshall Philippe Pétain in Vichy, on October 15th, 1942. Read more …