France on Trial - The Case of Marshal Pétain

About the author

Julian Jackson is Professor of History, Emeritus, at Queen Mary University of London and one of the foremost experts on twentieth-century France. His De Gaulle won the Duff Cooper Prize and Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, among other awards, and was a New Yorker, Financial Times, Spectator, Times, and Telegraph Book of the Year. His previous books include France: The Dark Years, 1940–1944, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and The Fall of France, which won the Wolfson History Prize. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, Commandeur de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques, and Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Product details

• Authors: Julian Jackson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2023
• EAN: 9780674248892
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24889-2
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 39 mm
• Weight: 907 g
• Illustrations: 44 photos, 1 map, 1 table, Karten
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Europe, France, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / France, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, LAW / Military, Politics & government, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater, Military and defence law and civilian service law, Military & Defence Law