Author: Hervé, Gustave [1871-1944]
Title: Eine Stimme aus Frankreich
Description: Zürich / Berlin / Paris, E. Batschari, n.d. [1934]. orig. wrappers. 24x17cm, 47 pages. Series: Internationale Stimmen der Nationalisten, 1.. Some wear. Spine label. Good. ¶ Translated from the French by Hans K. E. L. Keller. Contains essays by Hervé that were written in his newspaper 'La Victoire' in the weeks following Nazi Germany's departure from the League of Nations. [" ... Despite Hervé's marginalization during the interwar era and his general reluctance to engage in violence, his Neo-Bonapartist views and admiration for Mussolini must inescapably be included within what Philippe Burrin has called 'the fascist drift'. Hervé in 1919 created the Parti socialiste national (PSN), which promoted 'class co-operation' and solidarity. This ' national socialism' of Hervé was soon transformed into a form of 'French fascism', and when Benito Mussolini took power in Italy in the March on Rome, Hervé heralded him as 'my courageous Italian comrade'. The PSN would never attract many supporters, so Hervé attempted to resurrect the party in 1925 as the Parti de la République autoritaire. In 1 927, the name reverted to the Parti socialiste national. When Marcel Bucard became involved with the magazine La Victoire, it was renamed once again to La Milice socialiste in 1932. Later in 1936, Hervé rallied behind French war hero Marshal Philippe Pétain, but distanced himself from him in 1940. He died in 1944, and was actually harassed during the war years by Vichy France ..." -wikipedia].

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