Michael Curtis - Verdict on Vichy: Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime

A comprehensive, masterful account of Vichy France under Nazi Occupation during World War II, based on the latest archives and documents recently revealed. On May 10, 1940, Hitler’s Panzer divisions launched an all-out offensive, sweeping through the Low Countries and the Ardennes. Despite France’s impressive army and equality in weaponry, by mid-June the Germans had occupied Paris. Days later, a new French government under Marshal Philippe Pétain was formed, with its capital in Vichy. For the next four