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Explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veteransâ associations during the interwar years, the Union fÃdÃrale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). -- .

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'This research has produced an important and original contribution to a crucial period in the history of the Third Republic and twentieth century France.'
Caroline Campbell, Contemporary French Civilisation, 38 (2)

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The anciens combattants and their associations
1. The Union fédérale and the Union nationale des combattants: 1918-33
2. 6 February 1934: The veterans’ riot
3. Building a combatants’ republic: The campaign for state reform, 1934
4. ‘We are not fascists’: The veterans and the extreme right
5. Rejuvenating France: The Jeunes de l’UF and the Jeunes de l’UNC
6. The veterans and the Popular Front
Conclusion: Toward Vichy
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Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9780719085505, 978-0719085505
      ISBN10: 719085500

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veteransâ associations during the interwar years, the Union fÃdÃrale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). -- .

      Trade Review

      'This research has produced an important and original contribution to a crucial period in the history of the Third Republic and twentieth century France.'
      Caroline Campbell, Contemporary French Civilisation, 38 (2)

      -- .

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: The anciens combattants and their associations
      1. The Union fédérale and the Union nationale des combattants: 1918-33
      2. 6 February 1934: The veterans’ riot
      3. Building a combatants’ republic: The campaign for state reform, 1934
      4. ‘We are not fascists’: The veterans and the extreme right
      5. Rejuvenating France: The Jeunes de l’UF and the Jeunes de l’UNC
      6. The veterans and the Popular Front
      Conclusion: Toward Vichy
      Select bibliography
      Index

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