Henri Dutrait-Crozon

Henri Dutrait-Crozon is the pseudonym of the colonels Frederic Delebecque and Georges Larpent, two militants of the French Action and collaborators of the Revue French Action (which will become the French Action under the direction of Charles Maurras in 1908).

History

The name of Dutrait-Crozon remains attached to the publication of a Précis of the business Dreyfus whose influence was considerable in the mediums Nationaliste S and Antidreyfusard S with the turning of the century.

It is about a work which is presented in the form of a scientific study character as much by its meticulous description of the facts, by its many quotations, its abundant bibliography that by its width (approximately 400 p.) and its analytical index. Answering skilfully the criteria of an academic and didactic work, the Précis is however vast plea antidreyfusard. The facts are directed so as to make feel guilty the defendant, to turn into to Colonel Henry a martyr, to give reason to the defenders of the traditional values and Militaire S and to legitimate the Antisémitisme (in particular by the refutation of monumental the Histoire of the business Dreyfus in 7 volumes of lawyer and journalist Jew Joseph Reinach).

In spite of the exit of the business Dreyfus, i.e. of the demonstration of the innocence of the captain and his rehabilitation, Dutrait-Crozon republish their work on several occasions and continue to them Propagande antidreyfusarde through various publications, not sparing their remarks anti-semites and their personal attacks (in a series of lampoons entitled Appel with the country whose contents will be included in the Précis ). Faithful to the action plan French, Delebecque and Larpent polemical works against the republican institutions will also publish and will join Maurras in If the takeover by force is possible (1910) to discuss the possibility of a Coup d'etat Monarchiste.

As pointed out it Pierre Vidal-Naquet, the Précis seems today a precursory work of the historical Révisionnisme or Négationnisme, according to the term devoted by the historian Henry Rousso. The Rhetoric negationnist and the strategies of diversion of the facts at ideological ends are there already with work. As for the majority of the members of the first generation of the French Action, the attitude of refusal of Dutrait-Crozon is largely resulting from the Ressentiment and the dissatisfaction caused by the failure with several years with militancy antidreyfusist. As soldiers, Delebecque and Larpent were particularly touched by this crisis and their structure supports the trace from there. The edition of 1924, continues the history of the business until including the " there; combat" of the French Action for the " vérité" whose collaborators were to never recognize the innocence of the Dreyfus captain.

Publications under the name of Dutrait-Crozon

Joseph Reinach historian. Revision of " History of the Dreyfus" business; , foreword of Charles Maurras, Paris, A. Savaète, 1905.
Call to country 1. Truth, justice, fatherland. The Republic of Dreyfus. Betrayed and mystified France. The Law distorted by the Court of appeal to rehabilitate a Jew. National homage with the general Draper , Paris, Editions of the French Action, 1906.
Call to country 2. Marie-Georges Picquart. To substitute Esterhazy for Dreyfus. An undisciplined soldier. Indiscretions and fraudulent schemes. Small blue. False witnesses. Wages. The complicity of Picquart and Clemenceau, Paris, Editions of the French Action, 1906.
Call to country 3. The general retributive Draper of Dreyfus. The discovery of treason. The lawsuit of 1894. The communication of the secret parts. Consents of Dreyfus. The Zola lawsuit. The first revision. " I remain a accusateur". Rennes. The second revision. " My conviction is by no means ébranlée" , Paris, Editions of the French Action, 1906.
Call to country 4. Esterhazy. Its imposture. An adventurer with the pay of the Jews, some figures. Esterhazy, Picquart, Mathieu Dreyfus, concordant operations, double game of the man of straw, convenient confidences and the comedy of the consents , Paris, Editions of the French Action, 1906.
Call to country 5. Dreyfus, the officer, the private man, the defendant, condemned, pardoned, rehabilitated the , Paris, Editions of the French Action, 1907.
Precise of the Dreyfus business. With an analytical repertory , Paris, New national Bookstore, 1909. Rééd. 1924 (ED. final); 1938, ED. increased review and, Bookstore of the French Action and 1987, Paris, Editions of the Trident.
(and Charles Maurras), If the takeover by force is possible , Paris, Nouvelle national bookstore, 1910. Included in Charles Maurras, Investigation into monarchy , Paris, New national bookstore, 1924; 1928 and 1937, Paris, Beech.
Gambetta and national defense (1870-1871) , Paris, New National Bookstore, 1914; 1916 and 1934, Paris, Editions of the century.
republican Justice: General union. The Wilson Lawsuit. The Humbert Business. Panama. The Assassination of Calmette. High the courses , Paris, New national bookstore, 1924. Rééd. 1988, Paris Editions of the Trident.
to know Charles Maurras. Answer to slanderers , Paris, Bookstore of the French Action, 1926.

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