Chapter 1. Myth and Metaphor: the Power of Propaganda in
Twentieth Century Warfare
D. Kelly and V. Holman
Chapter 2. The Myth of the Marseillaise and the Great War: The Transfer of Rouget de Lisle to the Invalides
Chapter 3. From One War to the Next: The Creation of Myth
and Suppression of Reality
A. Becker
Chapter 4. The Image and the Myth of the Fifth Column
During Two World Wars
C. Delporte
Chapter 5. Parody and Propaganda: The Discourse of the
Fairy-tale in the Mythology of Vichy France
J. Proud
Chapter 6. Between Propaganda and "Telling the Truth":
Choices, Activities, and Effects of the Clandestine Press
O. Wieviorka
Chapter 7. Rival Figures of National Leadership:
Representation of Charles de Gaulle & Philippe Pétain
C. Flood and H. Frey
Chapter 8. Fighting Myth with Reality: The Fall of
France, Anglophobia, and the BBC
M. Cornick
Chapter 9. Heroes and Martyrs: The Changing Mythical
Status of the French Army during the Indo-Chinese War
N. Cooper
Chapter 10. Imaging the War without a Name: The French
Cinema and Algeria
P. Dine
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
Valerie Holman is an art historian and was, from 1995 to 1997, a Research Fellow in War and Culture Studies at the University of Westminster.
"There are suggestive and interesting contributions ... Historians of modern France and historians interested in the cultural aspects of war will find much to engage with in this stimulating collection." · French History
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