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Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order, 1940–1944

Robert O. Paxton

"A strong and disturbing account of the Vichy period, demonstrating how in the interests of stability, French national feeling favored collaboration with the German-controlled regime"--Publisher's description.

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryTopic Classifier: World War II -> War & MilitaryWorld War IIVietnam WarWar & Military Strategy

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for HistoryMajor1973FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    • Vichy France90%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book argues that, in the interests of stability and French national feeling, people favored collaboration with the German-controlled Vichy regime.

    Model confidence 75%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 82%.