Nazi occupation

Consorting with the enemy: The Propagandist, by Cécile Desprairies, reviewed

17 May 2025 9:00 am

The debut novel by a historian of the Vichy regime is a personal J’Accuse, indicting the collaborators in her family for their part in France’s collapse in the second world war

The trial without end

17 June 2023 9:00 am

Was one venal old man primarily responsible for France’s catastrophe of 1940-44, or was it a case of collective failure? The question remains unanswered, says Patrick Marnham