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The French Secret Services: From the Dreyfus Affair to the Gulf War
by Douglas Porch  Book News Annotation A scholarly but highly readable account of France's intelligence networks, from the "black chambers" of the ancien regime and Napoleon to the formation of the SDECE (CIA) and the DST (FBI). The events chronicled range from the Dreyfus Affair, to WWI...
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My France: Politics, Culture, Myth
by Eugen Weber Publisher Comments Fifty years after reaching France by way of school in England, Eugen Weber presents a series of illuminations on the country he loves, and whose civilization he has made the centre of his life's work. "My France" focuses on some of the most intriguing...
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A Zouave's Journey: Recollections of a Footsoldier in the 37th African Division
by Maril<`e>ne Patten Henry Publisher Comments A Zouave's Journey is a fascinating biography of an orphan's struggles to survive in late-nineteenth-century France. As a young man, he was drafted into the elite 3rd Zouave regiment, fought in the historic battles of 1917 and 1918, was wounded, and...
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The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour
by Joan Dejean 
Publisher Comments What makes fashionistas willing to pay a small fortune for a particular designer accessory -- a luxe handbag, for example? Why is it that people all over the world share the conviction that a special occasion only becomes really special when a champagne...
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Bell Towers of Paris: A Stroll Through the City of Light
by Setboun And Guicheney Publisher Comments Part of the photographer's challenge lies in capturing a familiar scene in a startling and original way, and Michel Setboun has succeeded in his beautiful work, "Bell Towers of Paris." The acclaimed photojournalist spent five years climbing the steps of...
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Bourbons: The History of a Dynasty
by J.h Shennan Publisher Comments Henry IV, king of Gascony, became king of France after the murder of the last Valois in 1589. This book tells how the Bourbon rulers who followed, including Louis XIV, the Sun King, and Louis XV, presided over a period when France was the leading...
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French Cafe
by Marie France Boyer Synopsis An intimate look at the institution of the French cafe, from the grand establishments dating from the beginning of the century to the small rural bistro. From Directoire decoration to Starck style, this book reveals the rich variety and inventiveness of...
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Charting Change in France Around 1540
by Marian Rothstein Synopsis During the decade or so surrounding 1540, there is a change in French thinkers' assumptions about themselves, their country, and their place in the world. This evolutionary change is examined from multidisciplinary points of view, providing examined from...
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Badajoz 1812: Wellington's Bloodiest Siege (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
by Ian Fletcher Publisher Comments The storming of Badajoz was an epic action which involved Wellington's infantry in some of the most savage hand-to-hand fighting of the whole Peninsular War. At appalling cost in a nightmare assault during the night of April 6, 1812, Wellington's...
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Empire of Love: Histories of France and the Pacific
by Matt K. Matsuda Publisher Comments In this broad-ranging survey of Paris, Tahiti, Indochina, Japan, New Caledonia, and the South Pacific generally, Matt Matsuda illustrates the fascinating interplay that shaped the imaginations of both colonizer and colonized. Drawing on a wealth of...
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Fraternity Among the French Peasantry: Sociability and Voluntary Associations in the Loire Valley, 1815-1914
by Alan R H Baker Publisher Comments Meticulously researched study of the community and collective action of French peasants in the Loir-et-Cher region in the nineteenth century....
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Vimeiro 1808: Wellesley's First Victory in the Peninsular (Praeger Illustrated Military History Series,)
by Rene Chartrand Publisher Comments Napoleon, fed up with Portugal's non-compliance to his Continental System which was aimed at isolating Britain, ordered the inasion of Britains oldest ally in November 1807. The French occupation was harsh in 1808 the Portuguese revolted and some of the...
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La Belle France
by Alistair Horne Publisher Comments "La Belle France "is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to...
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Salamanca 1812: Wellington Crushes Marmont (Praeger Illustrated Military History Series,)
by Ian Fletcher Publisher Comments Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two...
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Crime and Media in Contemporary France (Comparative Cultural Studies)
by Deborah S Reisinger Publisher Comments Reisinger examines contemporary French society's relationship with violence in an era of increased media dominance. The study's innovative and interdisciplinary approach integrates media, cinema, and literary studies to analyze how crime news functions...
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Traveler's Tales France
by James O'reilly Publisher Comments It's winter. The holidays are over. For those living in areas where it's still snowing, and even where it's just cold or rainy, it's the time of year when magazines, newspapers, radio, and television are tantalizing us with ads of warm beaches, sunshine,...
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Napoleonic Wars; 15V.
by Review The complex and costly wars of Napoleon are related in concise, knowledgeable text accompanied by man bandw and color plates of historic representations, maps, diagrams, and photos of the sites today....Each volume concludes with a short text describing...
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French Dreams
by Steven Rothfeld Publisher Comments In this collection of visual enchantment Steven Rothfeld presents a dreamer's celebration of France. It is the France of mist over the vineyards of Beaujolais and a sun-dappled allee in St. Remy; of shadows falling on the Place des Vosges and of fishing...
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Farewell, Revolution: Disputed Legacies: France, 1789/1989
by Steven Laurence Kaplan Publisher Comments The interpretation of the French Revolution has long been the most contentious issue in French history. How the Revolution should be remembered has been the focus of debates concerned as much with France's future as with its past. Kaplan both reviews...
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My France: Politics, Culture, Myth
by Eugen Weber Review Where other historians seek out patterns, categories, generalities and change, [Weber] champions accident, detail, continuity and the particular...Despite widely disparate subject matter [of these essays]--rangingfrom an investigation of the origins of...
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