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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Journal d'un rappelé d'Algérie Journal d'un rappelé d'Algérie Claude Rosales "Quantité d'ouvrages ont déjà été publiés sur ce que l'on a bien longtemps appelé pudiquement "Maintien de l'ordre et Opérations de police" et que depuis peu l'on ose enfin nommer 'La guerre d'Algéri… OL13839654W
Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV Vauban and the French military under Louis XIV 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… OL15499936W
Recueil des lois et arre te s relatifs aux gratifications d'entre e en campagne, et indemnite s pou… Recueil des lois et arre te s relatifs aux gratifications d'entre e en campagne, et indemnite s pou… France Consists of laws passed by the Directoire exe cutif and the Convention nationale, the latest dated 11 brumaire an V [1796]. OL17618522W
Three armies on the Somme Three armies on the Somme William James Philpott A reinterpretation of a defining World War I battle argues that it provided crucial information to British and French forces to end the war by shaping understandings of such emerging technologies as … OL17785007W
Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle Susan Banfield Traces the life of the French general who led the Free French and Resistance movements during World War II and, as a postwar president, helped to rebuild the nation. OL1848311W
A biography of General Charles de Gaulle A biography of General Charles de Gaulle Nancy Whitelaw A biography of the French war hero and leader. OL19213729W
Napoleon's army Napoleon's army 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. OL2078043W
Napoleon's marshals Napoleon's marshals David Chandler Few military careers have rivalled the drama of those 26 officers who became Napoleon's marshals. First published in 1987, and written by a team of military historians, this text records these indivi… OL24159559W
Suite de la correspondance du citoyen Constantini avec le citoyen Pache, ministre de la guerre, rel… Suite de la correspondance du citoyen Constantini avec le citoyen Pache, ministre de la guerre, rel… Antoine Constantini Correspondence from Constantini with replies from Pache and Narbonne. OL24987229W
Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette Pierre L. Horn Traces the life of the French general and statesman who was instrumental in persuading France to aid the colonists in the American Revolution and then returned to participate in the political scene i… OL2648245W
Napoleon Napoleon Alan Blackwood Traces the life of the powerful French military and political leader, focusing on his triumphs and defeats in the Napoleonic Wars. OL3926601W
Le 4e R.T.M Le 4e R.T.M Jean Verhaeghe ICHIHI HAMMO OL4178630W
The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV The dynastic state and the army under Louis XIV 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… OL8325641W
Life in the French Foreign Legion Life in the French Foreign Legion 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… OL8341567W