After joining the Action française, Coston was influenced by journalist Édouard Drumont and took over his newspaper La Libre Parole (an anti-Semitic paper well-known during the Dreyfus affair) in the 1930s. He had previously learned his trade editing La France Ouvrière with Henry Charbonneau.[1] At the same time he created an "Anti-Jewish Youth" organisation "which campaigned for the exclusion of Jews from French life."[2] In the run-up to World War II, he was also in close touch with Ulrich Fleischhauer, German publisher of an internationally distributed anti-Jewish propaganda newsletter, the Welt-Dienst / World-Service / Service Mondial.
During World War II, Coston belonged to Jacques Doriot's fascist PPF. He also was vice-president of the "Association of anti-Jewish Journalists" and he organised the publication of one of the most anti-Semitic document of the Vichy regime, a tract entitled "I hate you" (Je vous hais).[2] At the same period, he also wrote anti-Masonic pamphlets with his colleague Jacques Ploncard d'Assac.
In 1944, he tried to escape in Austria, but he was captured and sentenced to hard labour for life. He was pardoned in 1952 for illness and served only five years.[2] He began writing again, mainly against free-masonry while he kept on denouncing the influence of Jews in French life.
Until the 1990s he was contributing to different far-right newspapers. He was a supporter of the Front National and occasionally wrote in its paper National-Hebdo. From 1967 to 2000, Coston wrote a five-volume Dictionary of French politics (Dictionnaire de la politique française), which is considered as "exactly referenced" and "a non-negligible source of information" by the Jewish historian Simon Epstein.[3]
henry, coston, december, 1910, july, 2001, french, right, anti, semitic, journalist, collaborationist, conspiracy, theorist, coston, 1934born20, december, 1910paris, francedied26, july, 2001, 2001, aged, caen, normandy, franceoccupationjournalist, contents, bi. Henry Coston 20 December 1910 26 July 2001 was a French far right anti Semitic journalist collaborationist and conspiracy theorist Henry CostonCoston in 1934Born20 December 1910Paris FranceDied26 July 2001 2001 07 27 aged 90 Caen Normandy FranceOccupationJournalist Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editAfter joining the Action francaise Coston was influenced by journalist Edouard Drumont and took over his newspaper La Libre Parole an anti Semitic paper well known during the Dreyfus affair in the 1930s He had previously learned his trade editing La France Ouvriere with Henry Charbonneau 1 At the same time he created an Anti Jewish Youth organisation which campaigned for the exclusion of Jews from French life 2 In the run up to World War II he was also in close touch with Ulrich Fleischhauer German publisher of an internationally distributed anti Jewish propaganda newsletter the Welt Dienst World Service Service Mondial During World War II Coston belonged to Jacques Doriot s fascist PPF He also was vice president of the Association of anti Jewish Journalists and he organised the publication of one of the most anti Semitic document of the Vichy regime a tract entitled I hate you Je vous hais 2 At the same period he also wrote anti Masonic pamphlets with his colleague Jacques Ploncard d Assac In 1944 he tried to escape in Austria but he was captured and sentenced to hard labour for life He was pardoned in 1952 for illness and served only five years 2 He began writing again mainly against free masonry while he kept on denouncing the influence of Jews in French life Until the 1990s he was contributing to different far right newspapers He was a supporter of the Front National and occasionally wrote in its paper National Hebdo From 1967 to 2000 Coston wrote a five volume Dictionary of French politics Dictionnaire de la politique francaise which is considered as exactly referenced and a non negligible source of information by the Jewish historian Simon Epstein 3 Notes edit Philip Rees Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890 1990 p 58 a b c Notorious French collaborator Henri Coston dies at 91 by Agence France Presse August 1 2001 Les Dreyfusards sous l Occupation Albin Michel 2001 p 346References editAdrian Dannatt Obituary Henry Coston in The Independent London August 27 2001 1 Notorious French collaborator Henri Coston dies at 91 by Agence France Presse August 1 2001 External links editWorks by or about Henry Coston at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Coston amp oldid 1200228870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
