# Event Details

- **Event Name**: WWII History Lecture: The War Within a War, The British Empire v. Vichy France
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Historian Cyril Lagvanec, PhD, will deliver a lecture titled “The War Within a War” on Tuesday, January 8, 7 pm, at the East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Ave. in Metairie).

This event is free of charge and is open to the public.

This lecture focuses on the intense rivalries between the British Empire and the government of Vichy France (technically neutral) when the two became adversaries after France’s 1940 collapse, and involving violent clashes in Syria, Lebanon, Madagascar and North Africa.

Both sides vied for control of French colonial territories and resources. While it was afraid of Axis expansion, Britain acted decisively to neutralize French assets (fleet, colonies) that could aid Germany. Ideologically, Vichy France, led by Marshal Pétain, embraced authoritarianism and collaboration, while Free French forces under Charles de Gaulle fought alongside the British, creating internal French conflict.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/metairie/wwii-history-lecture-the-war-within-a-war-the-british-empire-v-vichy-france/200029432116233
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Metairie
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: East Bank Regional Library
- **lat**: 29.995507271403
- **long**: -90.186099408479
- **full address**: East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave,Metairie, Louisiana, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is WWII History Lecture: The War Within a War, The British Empire v. Vichy France being held?
  - **A:** WWII History Lecture: The War Within a War, The British Empire v. Vichy France takes place on Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm at East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave,Metairie, Louisiana, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing WWII History Lecture: The War Within a War, The British Empire v. Vichy France?
  - **A:** WWII History Lecture: The War Within a War, The British Empire v. Vichy France is organized by Jefferson Parish Library.

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