The Dreyfus affair:

"On October 15, 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery captain attached to the French General Staff, was arrested on charges of having betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the Germans. He was convicted of treason by military court-martial and sentenced to life imprisonment on D...

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Main Author: Derfler, Leslie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. [u.a.] Greenwood Press 2002
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"On October 15, 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery captain attached to the French General Staff, was arrested on charges of having betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the Germans. He was convicted of treason by military court-martial and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island, but over the next 12 years a small group of human rights supporters was able to clear him and identify the real traitor, and Dreyfus was pardoned. The most sensational case in French history, it pitted national security interests against individual rights, exposed the anti-Semitism that permeated France, and influenced the course of Europe as it rumbled toward the first of two world wars. This work provides the first comprehensive examination of this incident for students, including a narrative historical overview, essays on major aspects of the event, lengthy biographical profiles of the key players, the text of important primary documents contemporary to the time, a timeline of the event and list of French presidents and ministers of war during the Affair, a glossary of terms, and a bibliography of print and electronic sources and films suitable for students. This is an idea resource for student use."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-164) and index
Physical Description:XXII, 167 S. Ill.
ISBN:0313317917

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