Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"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