02874nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10627267 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120830s2012 enk sb 001 0 eng d 2011278986 9780719085505 (pbk.) 0719085500 9781847794260 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)820124674 e-fr--- DC389 .M56 2012eb 369.244 23 Millington, Chris. From victory to Vichy [electronic resource] : veterans in inter-war France / Chris Millington. Veterans in inter-war France Manchester : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. xi, 243 p. Cultural history of modern war Includes bibliographical references and index. "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 f�ed�erale (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 P�etain's Vichy regime. Offering an original contribution to the history of late Third Republican political culture, From victory to Vichy will appeal to students and scholars of modern France and Europe."--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Union nationale des combattants History. Union f�ed�erale History. World War, 1914-1918 Veterans France Societies, etc. History. Veterans France Societies, etc. History. France History 1914-1940. France Politics and government 1914-1940. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10627267 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 66744 66744