Robert Tourly (1888–1966) was a journalist, director of the

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, and later a pacifist. He is known for his 1932 book on

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Life

Robert Tourly was born in 1888 in

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, Oise. He joined the

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(

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) in 1911. In 1912, he contributed to the ''Prolétaire de l'Oise'' founded that year, and in 1913, he became editor in chief of ''Démocratie de l'Aisne''. He served in the army during

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(1914–18). In 1922, Tourly was elected to the managing committee of the

(PCF: ''Parti communiste de France''). He was expelled from the PCF the next year. A reviewer said of his 1928 collection of journalistic sketches ''Le Conflit de demain : Berlin, Varsovie, Dantzig'' that it was "somewhat superficial, but lively and sincere." In the 1930s, Tourly was fully dedicated to pacifism, as were

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and Théodore Ruyssen. He was among the members of the ''Ligue internationale des combattants de la paix'' (LICP) founded by Victor Méric (1876–1933) in 1931. He was known for directing ''La Patrie humaine'' (1931–39) with Victor Méric and

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(1903–85). Tourly and Z. Lvovsky co-authored a short biography of Hitler in 1932, describing his nationalistic and anti-semitic agenda and analyzing his base of support. The authors called for discussion on reasonable changes to the

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and for European economic union and disarmament. Robert Tourly died in 1966.

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