Vichy's Double Bind: French Collaboration between Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War By Karine Varley. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. viii + 216. Hardback £85. ISBN: 978-1-009-36829-2.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the dynamics of French collaboration with both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy during the Second World War.
• Historical analysis of primary documents and secondary sources
• Comparative examination of policies between Vichy and Axis powers
• Contextual study of wartime France's political climate
• Identification of key figures in the Vichy regime involved in collaboration
• Analysis of the motivations behind French cooperation with Axis powers
• Insights into the political and social consequences of Vichy's decisions on post-war France