Since more then 30 years, France has known a public debate about the question weather or not the country has been affected, before, during and even after the Second World War, by the Europe-wide phenomenon of fascism. Unpleasant and disturbing for many French, fascinating for foreigners, and sometimes inspired by a vengeful ulterior motive, the debate focussed in particular on the Croix-de-Feu movement of the 1930s and its successor organization, the Parti Social Français (P.S.F.), led by (...)