Dreyfus affair: the scandal that tore France in two
TitleThe Dreyfus affair: the scandal that tore France in two
Author
Call number944.004924022/0002
Object number08235
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBloomsbury Press
Year of publication
2012
Physical description408p.,index
MaterialBook
ISBN9780608194322
Description
The trial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus who was accused of spying for the Germans, on the flimsiest of information. He was found guilty and wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment, was then followed by the 12 year long struggle to free Dreyfus. Emile Zola wrote the remarkable story "J'Accuse" based on the trial and conviction of Dreyfus.