(August 1945 Trial of Marshal Petain) In 1969, the two-part documentary film, “The Sorrow and the Pity” directed by Marcel Ophuls depicting collaboration between the French Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II was released.  Controversial from the outset, the film explored the reasons behind the collaboration, including anti-Semitism, Anglophobia, fear of Bolshevism … Continue reading FRANCE ON TRIAL: THE CASE OF MARSHAL PETAIN by Julian Jackson