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Petain and the old guard shaped by war and rope skipping
In a vivid, disjointed column a writer muses that France misreads Premier Daladier while relying on Marshal Petain. The piece recalls Petain as Verdun’s savior, famed for endurance and a legendary rope skipping feat, now aged eighty two and active in politics and memory. Names like Joffre, Foch, Maginot, Mackensen, Hindenburg appear in a sweeping, period tone.
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London Daily News