HIST 276: France Since 1871
Lecture 18 - The Dark Years: Vichy France. For decades after the end of World War II the question of French collaboration with the Nazis was obscured. One of the reasons for this was the desire of de Gaulle and others to downplay the central role of communists in resisting the occupation. In fact, many French civilians were involved to greater or lesser degrees in informing upon their fellows or otherwise furthering the interests of the German invaders. Under the Vichy regime, right-wing politics in France developed an ideological program founded upon an appeal to nationalism, the soil, and the rejection of perceived decadence. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 18 - The Dark Years: Vichy France |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Outbreak of War: French and German Military Capacities |
| [00:05:32] | 2. The Fall of France |
| [00:09:02] | 3. Collaboration: Vichy France in Power |
| [00:12:35] | 4. Gaps in National Memory: Problems in the History of Collaboration |
| [00:21:16] | 5. The Collaborator Trials: The Vindication of History |
| [00:33:20] | 6. The Character of the Collaborators: Identity and Motives |
| References |
| Lecture 18 - The Dark Years: Vichy France Instructor: Professor John Merriman. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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