Author: Chapman, Guy.
Title: The Dreyfus Trials.
Description: London B. T. Batsford, 1972. Revised ed. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge light blue coloured, black & white illustrations, minor edgewear jacket (few tiny edge tears, faint foxing reverse side, price sticker mark rear cover). 282 pp. The author examines the trial of Alfred Dreyfus. The French military tribunal found him guilty on a charge of high treason in 1894. This book is a compelling account of one of the most significant series of trials in modern European history. Themes examined include anti-Semitism (as Dreyfus was Jewish), the War Office's determination to uphold the army's honour, Zola's j'accuse letter, and the political background. (Originally published in 1955, and here retitled.). ISBN: 0713412569

Keywords: biography, criminology, history, europe, france 0713412569


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