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Au début des années 1990, la réapparition de loups dans le massif du Mercantour au sud de la France souleva des passions incontrollables dont s'inspire ce roman. Une jeune femm……続きを見る

Ludovico il Moro, al pari di altri principi del Rinascimento, amava circondarsi di artisti provenienti da vari Paesi che sapessero dargli quell'immortalità cui aspirava. Per tale motivo invita press……続きを見る

Marie-Antoinette is one of the most fascinating and controversial figures in all of French history. This volume explores the many struggles by various individuals and groups to put right Marie's ide……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Marie Antoinette•Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Arthur Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand•Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Que……続きを見る

An extraordinary work of historical imagination from the double Booker Prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, now a major TV series, this is Hilary Mantel’s epic novel of the French Revoluti……続きを見る

This gossipy account of Louis XIV is a clear and fascinating historical biography from Nancy Mitford. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STELLA TILLYARD During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in……続きを見る

J. T. Headley was born at the very end of the convulsive period of the French revolution and Napoleonic Wars that followed, and wrote a number of volumes on the French army and its leadership of the……続きを見る

Autobiographies come in many shapes and forms, particularly those of the military genre. In this two-volume work, Field-Marshal Wood charts his remarkable career from the Navy to the highest rank in……続きを見る

Louis Constant Wairy, mainly known as Constant through-out his life and as the author of his memoirs, was a man intimately connected to General Bonaparte and his wife Josephine Beauharnais, and late……続きを見る

Edward Costello enlisted into his local militia regiment in Ireland in 1806, and transferred, not without having a few adventures in his native Ireland, to the 95th Rifles. Not quite well drilled en……続きを見る

Joseph II, empereur d'Autriche, décrit sa sœur Marie-Antoinette, princesse et épouse du souverain français Louis XVI, comme une femme « aimable et honnête &raqu……続きを見る

Seeing a regiment of Dragoons process through Paris in 1800, Philippe de Ségur decided to join the French cavalry at the ripe old age of 19, swiftly becoming part of Napoleon's headquarters staff. F……続きを見る

Colonel Jean Colin was the head of the historical section of the French General Staff for many years. He authored a number of books on the military history of the French Revolution, wars of Napoleon……続きを見る

** The “Memoirs of Paris Past” collection presents fiction and non-fiction – travelers' guides, journals, histories, etc. - which wholly or in part shows Paris as it was at different points in hist……続きを見る

'A truly remarkable writer, one of the most gifted non-fiction authors alive' Simon Schama, Financial Times Robespierre was only thirty-six when he died, sent to the guillotine where he had sent tho……続きを見る

Field-Marshal Von der Goltz was one of the most widely read military authors of the late 19th century; his ideas and theories of the "Nation in Arms" were to be brought into practice during the Firs……続きを見る

Numerous Irishmen joined the British army during the Napoleonic Wars, a great number distinguishing themselves in the heat of combat; a further few wrote memoirs or recollections such as the rogueis……続きを見る

After studying at St. George's Hospital, the author was appointed assistant surgeon of the 2nd Life Guards and placed in charge of the service squadron's that were to be posted to the Peninsular in ……続きを見る

In preindustrial Europe, dependence on grain shaped every phase of life from economic development to spiritual expression, and the problem of subsistence dominated the everyday order of things in a ……続きを見る

From a master biographer, the life story of the daring French aviator who became one of the twentieth century's most beloved authors Antoine de Saint-Exupéry disappeared at age forty-four during a r……続きを見る

When Admiral Mahan passed away in 1914, his ideas and thoughts lived on in his writings, which spanned the naval strategy of his own times and the lessons learnt from history. They are still read to……続きを見る

Marie-Antoine d'Autriche a connu une destinée extraordinaire en devenant reine après avoir épousé Louis XVI, alors Dauphin de la couronne de France. Mais elle a connu une……続きを見る

Sir Robert Ker Porter's life was as varied and dramatic as his paintings. A noted author, artist, soldier and diplomat, he was born into a military family in Durham. After developing a reputation fo……続きを見る

An essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France, from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 to the fall……続きを見る

Rachel Felix (1821-58), the homely daughter of poor Jewish peddlers, was the first stage actress to achieve international stardom - and the last person one would have expected to resurrect the cultu……続きを見る

Les Peintres Provençaux Loubon et son tempsーAiguierーRicardーMonticelliーPaul Guigou TABLE DES MATIÈRES INTRODUCTION I ÉMILE LOUBON ET SON TEMPS II AUGUSTE AIGUIER III GUSTAVE RICARD IV ADOLPHE MON……続きを見る

Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation. She witnessed, participated in, and wrote diaries detailing one of the most tumultuous periods of history. From life in the Court of Versaill……続きを見る

A woman who killed three men in a sword fight; drunken musketeers assaulting passers-by; a wife whose husband brought his mistress home and beat her when she objected.... These are just some of the ……続きを見る

The Chronicles of Froissart (1337-1410) are one of the greatest contemporary records of fourteenth-century England and France. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of ……続きを見る

Can Islam Be French? is an anthropological examination of how Muslims are responding to the conditions of life in France. Following up on his book Why the French Don't Like Headscarves, John Bowen t……続きを見る