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An honorable departure

Culture · Sunday, November 15 · 16:00 · Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye

17, Grande Rue, Communs du Château

An honorable departure according to the account of Éric Vuillard about Indochina and the “factory of wars.” Why and how did France launch the military reconquest of this colony as early as November 1945? From carefully contextualized archival documents, Éric Vuillard presents a vivid picture of the behind-the-scenes of the drama, up to the catastrophe of Dien Bien Phu. Through his perspective, we visit Michelin, we listen to our deputies, we attend the Board of Directors of Banque d’Indochine. How the powerful …