Dreyfus - A Family Affair 1789-1945

The Dreyfus Affair was one of the most fascinating and disturbing episodes in modern European history. Here the affair has been placed in the context of the remarkable history of a French family through six generations. Alfred Dreyfus's roots in a wealthy Francophile Jewish family, his career in the French army, his marriage, his Kafkaesque trial and imprisonment for treason and the final rehabiliation make a riveting account that weaves individual, family and nation into a single tapestry...