The Dreyfus Affair was one of the most fascinating and disturbing episodes in modern European history. Here the affair has been placed in the context of the remarkable history of a French family through six generations. Alfred Dreyfus's roots in a wealthy Francophile Jewish family, his career in the French army, his marriage, his Kafkaesque trial and imprisonment for treason and the final rehabiliation make a riveting account that weaves individual, family and nation into a single tapestry...