17 min
Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Centre of the Affair Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcast
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- Society & Culture
In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French military, was falsely accused of selling secrets to Germany. Over the next five years, Dreyfus languished in prison on Devil’s Island while his wife and brother waged a battle to clear his name that divided France and riveted the world. A new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair is focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents.
In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French military, was falsely accused of selling secrets to Germany. Over the next five years, Dreyfus languished in prison on Devil’s Island while his wife and brother waged a battle to clear his name that divided France and riveted the world. A new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair is focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents.
17 min