Frank Johnson

From la France profonde, troubling thoughts about Marshal Pétain

From la France profonde, troubling thoughts about Marshal Pétain

issue 16 August 2003
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Nr Pézenas, L’Hérault

The British who reach here – the Midi – from the pas de Calais through la France profonde at this time of the year think of the history through which they drive as cathedrals, abbeys and ch

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