Georges Mandel And The Third Republic
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A meticulously researched work of political biography, Georges Mandel and the Third Republic chronicles the remarkable life of one of France's most tenacious and principled statesmen of the early twentieth century. Sherwood traces Mandel's rise from his early years as a close aide to Georges Clemenceau through his distinguished career as a minister and fierce opponent of Nazi appeasement, painting a vivid portrait of a man who stood almost alone in his defiance of the capitulation at Vichy. The narrative uncovers the complex inner workings of the Third Republic — its factionalism, its fragility, and its ultimate collapse — through the lens of a figure who embodied both its highest ideals and its tragic limitations. Written with scholarly precision yet sustained narrative momentum, the biography argues that Mandel's legacy has been unjustly overshadowed, presenting him as a courageous voice of resistance who was ultimately murdered by the Milice in 1944. This is an indispensable work for anyone seeking to understand the political culture of interwar France and the human cost of its failure to confront fascism.
Author: John M. Sherwood
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Stanford University Press
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A meticulously researched work of political biography, Georges Mandel and the Third Republic chronicles the remarkable life of one of France's most tenacious and principled statesmen of the early twentieth century. Sherwood traces Mandel's rise from his early years as a close aide to Georges Clemenceau through his distinguished career as a minister and fierce opponent of Nazi appeasement, painting a vivid portrait of a man who stood almost alone in his defiance of the capitulation at Vichy. The narrative uncovers the complex inner workings of the Third Republic — its factionalism, its fragility, and its ultimate collapse — through the lens of a figure who embodied both its highest ideals and its tragic limitations. Written with scholarly precision yet sustained narrative momentum, the biography argues that Mandel's legacy has been unjustly overshadowed, presenting him as a courageous voice of resistance who was ultimately murdered by the Milice in 1944. This is an indispensable work for anyone seeking to understand the political culture of interwar France and the human cost of its failure to confront fascism.