Jadis Volume 2 by Édouard Herriot

The second volume of Édouard Herriot's memoirs, a leading figure of the Third Republic and the Radical Party.

Between the wars and the Occupation: A witness at the heart of History

These essential memoirs explore:

• The Left-Wing Cartel: Édouard Herriot as prime minister and his reforms
• The financial crisis of the 1920s: Budget deficit, French debt, and excess public spending
• The London Conference: Negotiations on reparations and French interests
• Relations with the Anglo-Saxons: Great Britain, the United States, and Roosevelt
• The waning Third Republic: The final years of the republican regime
• Lyon under the Occupation: Herriot as mayor of Lyon facing the French State
• The defense of freedom: Struggle for human dignity and republican values
• The French nation: Reflections on France’s identity and future

Édouard Herriot, six times prime minister, offers a unique testimony on the crises of the interwar period and the Occupation. An essential historical source to understand the Third Republic, the Radical Party, and the challenges France faced between 1920 and 1945.

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