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France’s Repressed Fascist Past
A self-serving national myth portrays France as immune to fascism. Yet the Vichy regime had deep roots in the country’s prewar history.
Didier Leschi is a leading civil servant and director general of the office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration.
A self-serving national myth portrays France as immune to fascism. Yet the Vichy regime had deep roots in the country’s prewar history.