Explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veterans' associations during the interwar years, the Union fédérale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC).

Chris Millington is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century History at Swansea University

Introduction: The anciens combattants and their associations
1. The Union fédérale and the Union nationale des combattants: 1918-33
2. 6 February 1934: The veterans' riot
3. Building a combatants' republic: The campaign for state reform, 1934
4. 'We are not fascists': The veterans and the extreme right
5. Rejuvenating France: The Jeunes de l'UF and the Jeunes de l'UNC
6. The veterans and the Popular Front
Conclusion: Toward Vichy
Select bibliography
Index