though coincidental , the death of bousquet and the introduction of a remembrance day for vichy 's victims have dramatised a national dilemma for france in which history , morality and politics each plays a part : the dilemma of whether vichy , the wartime government of marshal philippe petain , which sought to lead a defeated and part-occupied france along the 'way of collaboration ' with hitler , is a chapter of french history best remembered , or best forgotten .