The French defeat seen by a "rowdy"

Here Rebatet chronicled close prewar either from July 1940, we depict its mobilization and experience in the war, his experience in military offices and life in France Vichyssoise free until May 1942 .
This book also has reflections on the French Action, Fascism, particularly German, on the Third Republic and ends with a study of Jews, Christians and France.
The style is working and makes very pleasant reading, because Rebatet if it can be fought for the ideas he defends, should be recognized as a talented writer, endorsed by the novel "two standards".
This column is primarily that of an information, object that is probably the cause of the great success of this book during the occupation.

He denounced above all the French Action, which is no longer in the 30s a revolutionary movement on the alert and strong will, but a fallen movement, like the operation of the corporation and its executives, Charles Maurras and his bodyguards.
Here he denounces the militants do not see it "nearly to die for their ideas", those who have participated in the day of February 34.
It analyzes and claims that this troubled period saw the expected time that the ideas and the strength of this movement was the most heard and most capable like Italy, to take power, the IIIrd. Republic being in agony and saw some resignations succeed.
The organization and operation of the AF journal is the symbol of this lapse in everyday deadly, renamed "French Inaction" and whose description is to discover.
Rebatet in this book does not hide its preference to Hitler fascism. It also criticizes the push for war of all pro-British and Jewish and welcomes the pacifism of the old right and visionaries like Celine.
This pamphlet is a big load against some well-identified Republicans frames.

War is declared and Rebatet plunges us into this mess after rendering account widened so months preceding and including perfectly describes its anarchic mobilization.
Military office where he finds bureaucratic paralysis and lack of initiative in the high hierarchy until his participation in the war, or rather non-participation, as the organization has been catastrophic, Rebatet finds systemic decay.
He explains this by denouncing a republican spirit, poor and mean, while the French army was the most powerful in the world at the end of the first war. Rebatet gladly take over this phrase of Balzac: "Despotism illegally done great things, freedom does not even take the trouble to legally make very small."
Thus, through the denunciation of the Republican paradigm, there is a hollow apology for the organization and governance of fascist or authoritarian in any case.
Besides, the book begins with the journey of Rebatet in Hitler Germany where he does not hide his enthusiasm for the people they meet, nor for the Nazis ceremonies. His tastes are paid, they are Mozart and Wagner, but no Bergson or Mendelssohn.

After the war and the French defeat, found Rebatet in Vichy in the free zone, accompanied by his comrades as Brassillach or Cousteau, already mentioned by the author in the early chapters.
This column is also the means of a description of the author of the characters of that time. If he fondly describes the struggle and newspaper comrades "I am everywhere," he vilifies Jews; Bergson, Heine, Benda, Soutine, Darius Milhaud "these evil, unclean beasts, on them the seeds of all the evils" and politicians of the Third Republic designated as responsible for the ruin of France, to others like Bernanos, portrayed as an alcoholic or old AF, pensioners protest.
In Vichy he joined Radio Vichy, but denounces what he finds there, a majority of supporters of England and General de Gaulle, and an anti-Germanism on Radio Vichy when he worked there. This reality leads him to regain the occupied area and resign, find Paris.
Which also has a historical interest so if we add to this the organization by Petain and General Weygand of revenge in Africa and other facts. History, it's not black and white, especially in times of great trouble and if hell is paved with cottons, lefficience is paved with stones.

This book is readily Rebatet-violent and without concession, radical in the direction he wants to take the problem by the root, he also called himself as a "madman", and the last chapter illustrates this trait better.
Here he develops his critique "of the Jews" and that of the Christian, the latter which is found in his great novel and finally a critique of the Republicans and their paradigm.
This book has some historical interest, its reading is very enjoyable and interesting reflections.
It brings an important perspective on the French defeat, the political state at that time and realize the vision of the right which is called "extreme" even if Rebatet remains a singular and original character.
I will not give a personal opinion on Rebatet, but I recommend this book to the historical significance it represents, as was included in the 70 Pauvert by republishing it.