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Napoléon
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Georges Lefebvre |
At the time when Napoleon Bonaparte assumed control of France, Europe and the French Revolution had been at war for over seven years, and except for a brief interruption, this conflict was to last un… |
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Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV
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Jean-Denis Lepage |
"Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers and was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. Covers his exceptional career (within the backg… |
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Napoleon's army
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Guy C. Dempsey |
A uniformology study on the French Army, based on the primary source artworks collected and printed by Martinet during the Napoleonic wars. |
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The French at War 1934-1944
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Nicholas Atkin |
Covering the Occupation, the Vichy regime, the Resistance and collaboration, Nick Atkin provides an introduction to the years 1934-1944, France's most contentious decade. |
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The D-Day experience
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Richard Holmes,Imperial War Museum |
D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This is a gra… |
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The Battle of Crécy, 1346
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Andrew Ayton |
"First large-scale study of Crécy and its context, bringing out its full significance in English and French history"--Provided by publisher. |
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The wars of French decolonization
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Anthony Clayton,Anthony Clayton |
This ambitious survey draws together the two major wars of decolonization fought by France in Indochina and Algeria (as well as the lesser but far from insignificant military operations in Madagascar… |
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The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV
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Guy Rowlands |
The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is… |
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Life in the French Foreign Legion
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Evan McGorman |
A thorough account from a man who actually enlisted for a term in the French Foreign Legion and lived to tell about it. The book is a heavily detailed account on joining the world's most legendary ar… |
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