Hugh McDonnell

Hugh McDonnell is a historian at the University of Edinburgh, working as a postdoctoral fellow on the GREYZONE project in the department of Social and Political Sciences. He specialises in the history of Vichy France, including its memory in French politics.

Marine Le Pen, the Vel d'Hiv round-up, and the grey zone of Vichy France

Marine Le Pen has courted yet more controversy by saying that France is not responsible for the rounding up of Jews in Paris during WWII, but grey zones in the country's collective memory still abound.

By Hugh McDonnell

/ 11 Apr 2017

Marine Le Pen, the Vel d'Hiv round-up, and the grey zone of Vichy France

By Hugh McDonnell

/ 11 Apr 2017