The Trial of Pierre Laval: Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France Brody J. Kenneth
The Trial of Pierre Laval: Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France Brody J. Kenneth In a stunning work combining historical memory, legal ambiguity, and profound issues…
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The Trial of Pierre Laval: Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France Brody J. Kenneth
In a stunning work combining historical memory, legal ambiguity, and profound issues of justice, J. Architect in 1940 of Marshal Petain's Vichy French regime and its prime minister from April 1942 to August 1944, at war's end Pierre Laval was promptly arrested on charges of treason. Kenneth Brody provides a picture of France in World War II that continues to haunt the present.
Did he betray France, or did he serve France under terrible circumstances? This book tells the story of his trial. What was the truth of "collaboration"?
This book considers the pretrial proceedings, or lack thereof, the evidence, and the arguments of the prosecution, as well as Laval's vigorous defense in the early days of the trial.Because of irregularities in the preliminary proceedings, Laval's defense counsel declined from the outset to participate in the trial. For those reasons and because of the