French Wars

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from common origins to the pinnacle of power, as well as his defeat at Waterloo, still influences our daily lives, from the map of Europe to the metric system. Here's the fascinating story of the great soldier-statesman.

​Plus de deux millions de lecteurs conquis par la saga Les Déracinés. Découvrez la jeunesse de son inoubliable héroïne, Almah. Vienne, 1911. Almah Kahn naît au sein d'une famille de la grande bourgeoisie juive. Son père, chirurgien réputé et grand amateur d'art, est aussi un mécène qui côtoie les plus grands artistes de l'époque. Sa mère, pianiste de talent, soigne son spleen auprès du docteur Freud dont elle est l'une des premières patientes. Au cœur de ce bouillonnement culturel, Almah chemine vers l'âge adulte.

There used to be a race to rule America. This book will discuss the causes and results of the French and Indian War. What was the basis that led to the conflict? Can you summarize the results of the war? Having a book dedicated to the subject will help open your child’s eyes to the harmful effects of grave misunderstandings and the deadly results of wars. Enjoy listening.

Do you know what’s interesting about history? Historic changes happen because of trivial things like fur. In fact, it was the fighting over fur that cause the English and French War. You will learn other mind-blowing facts about the French and Indian War in this book for fourth graders. Have a good listen!

"Le visage en sang, Jacques hurle : 'Mes yeux ! Où sont mes yeux ?' Il vient de les perdre à jamais. En ce jour d'azur, de lilas et de muguet, il entre dans l'obscurité où seuls, désormais, les parfums, les sons et les formes auront des couleurs. "Né en 1924, aveugle à huit ans, résistant à dix-sept, membre du mouvement Défense de la France, Jacques Lusseyran est arrêté en 1943 par la Gestapo, incarcéré à Fresnes puis déporté à Buchenwald.

Découvrez une vision renouvelée de la Grande Guerre. Le conflit est présenté dans tous ses aspects: politiques, militaires, économiques mais aussi quotidiens et humains. Un enregistrement dense et émouvant qui permet de comprendre cette fracture brutale qui 'a orienté dans un sens tragique tout le destin du XXe siècle.

Before America joined World War I, a small group of Americans volunteered for the French Foreign Legion to help defeat the Central Powers. Historian David Hanna profiles seven of these volunteers: a poet, an artist, a boxer, a stunt pilot, a college student, a veteran of the Spanish American War, and an advertising executive. All seven men were united in courage; and some, like poet Alan Seeger, paid the ultimate sacrifice.

From the author of the “fast-paced, heartbreaking, and hopeful” (Kristin Harmel, author of The Room on Rue Amélie) The Light After the War, a riveting and heartfelt story of a young woman recruited to be a spy for the resistance on the French Riviera during World War II.

In this audiobook, read by Paul Spera, each historical event is replaced into context and presented in clear and easy-to-read snippets, so that younger and older readers can deepen their understanding of how modern France came to be and broaden their culture.

En 1940, le Maroc, sous protectorat français, est administré par le régime de Vichy. Le débarquement des Alliés en 1942 va bouleverser la vie des Casablancais. Les soldats américains et l'Armée d'Afrique se mobiliseront pour libérer l'Europe. La jeunesse et l'amour triompheront de cette période troublée.

Chaque été, Charles invite Antoine chez ses grands-parents, en Dordogne. Alors que tout les sépare - Antoine est boursier, Charles est fils de receveur des finances -, les deux adolescents partagent une amitié sans concession, une de celles qui aident à se surpasser. Un été, ils rencontrent Séverine, étudiante comme eux à Périgueux. Entre ces trois êtres, un lien se noue, fait d'amour et d'amitié. Mais ce bonheur que nul ne croyait menacé se brise à la fin de l'été 1939 : comme des milliers de jeunes, Charles, Antoine et Séverine vont devoir entrer en résistance pour retrouver l'harmonie perdue et la paix des saisons.

Lu par l'auteur, Sylvie Schenk, cet ouvrage est accompagné d'une musique originale composée et interprétée au saxophone par Heribert Leuchter, restituant ainsi l'ambiance de nombreuses lectures effectuées en Allemagne par ce duo complice. Née dans un petit village des Alpes au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Louise a dix-huit ans lorsqu'elle part s'installer à Lyon, où elle rencontre Henri, pianiste de jazz et fils de résistants assassinés par les Allemands, puis Johann, étudiant allemand qu'elle décide de suivre dans son pays.

After a failed honey-trap mission for British Intelligence leads to the breakdown of her marriage, French journalist Iris escapes to Dijon, seeking refuge in the cottage of her beloved aunt, Eva. But Eva is gone, the streets are full of distrust, and Iris is soon followed by the very last man she wants to see – the British civil servant and traitor she was tasked with catching, now keen to rekindle their affair. Eva’s home used to be a comforting place, where the locals sought out Eva’s homemade tinctures and cures and gifted jars of fresh honey from the garden. Now it is a place of danger.

In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. All Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz which is now the Spanish capital and is under siege. Wellington and his British army are in Portugal, waiting for spring to spark the war to life again. Richard Sharpe and his company are part of a small expeditionary force sent to break a bridge across the River Guadiana.

Silent parachutes dotting the night sky—that's how one Normandy woman learned that the D-Day invasion was under way in June of 1944. Though they yearned for liberation, the French had to steel themselves for war. With D-Day Through French Eyes, Mary Louise Roberts turns the conventional narrative of D-Day on its head, taking listeners across the Channel to view the invasion anew. Roberts builds her history from an impressive range of gripping first-person accounts by French citizens throughout the region.

When her favourite beech tree is felled in a storm, Ann feels as if someone has died. But when long-hidden seed packets are found inside the trunk, Ann realizes there are more memories than her own lurking within the ancient tree. A century earlier, head gardener William Hatherwick and Hester Mordaunt, mistress of Beechgrave, share a love for the mighty estate - and an undeclared love for each other. But when war breaks out, William is sent to the battlefields of France, and as the conflict rages on, Hester grieves beneath the tree.

Dans un temps indéfini, des enfants rescapés d'une guerre sont abrités dans une institution, "Les enfants de Melkisédek", en lisière d'une forêt. Ils sont plus habitués à la menace qu'à la tendresse, et reproduisent entre eux la violence qu'ils ont connue. Mais il y a le soleil, l'air, les jeux, pour panser les plaies de la guerre. La violence va cependant les rattraper, quand le village proche est conquis par de vrais supermuslims. Ces ogres aux grands couteaux instaurent la Terreur.

Summer 1939 - When war breaks out, Sylvie is marooned with her cousin Nell's family in the Chiltern hills and cannot return to her Normandy home. During the early days of rationing, blackouts, and the threat of bombers in the skies, Sylvie and Nell have to grow up quickly. Yet as the war rages around them, it's the competition and jealousy between the two that dominates their lives. When the girls fall in love with the same man, their relationship is truly tested. But the war pulls them all apart and changes the course of their lives – until their secrets are revealed.

Imbuida de un claro componente autobiográfico, Suite francesa se inicia en París los días previos a la invasión alemana, en un clima de incertidumbre e incredulidad. Enseguida, tras las primeras bombas, miles de familias se lanzan a las carreteras en coche, en bicicleta o a pie.

Nazi-occupied Aquitaine, 1943: François Dufy, alcoholic and alone, is dragged into the war effort when he rescues a young Jewish girl from the Nazi Security Police. She breathes life into his world and gives him a reason to go on. Dufy begins a path of revenge on the occupying Germans. A sniper in the Great War, he uses his skills to devastating effect, always posing as the town drunk. Then the British drop supplies and a beautiful SOE agent whom Dufy falls in love with. But as the invaders hunt down the partisans in the deep, crisp woodland, nothing works out as Dufy had hoped.