France category: 4880 books

The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print.

At the end of World War II, French Jews faced a devastating demographic reality: thousands of orphaned children, large numbers of single-parent households, and families in emotional and financial distress. Daniella Doron suggests that after years of occupation and collaboration, French Jews and non-Jews...

From the outset of Napoleon’s career, the charismatic Corsican was compared to mythic heroes of antiquity like Achilles, and even today he remains the apotheosis of French glory, a value deeply embedded in the country’s history. From this angle, the Napoleonic era can be viewed as the final chapter...

Jean Froissart (c. 1337 c. 1405), often referred to in English as John Froissart, was one of the most important chroniclers of medieval France. For centuries, Froissart's Chronicles have been recognized as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of the 14th century Kingdom of England and France....

Entre 1914 et 1918 s'est déroulé un des épisodes les plus sombres de l'histoire de l'humanité.La guerre qui eut lieu à cette période fut loin d'être courte et facile à gagner comme on aurait pu le penser en août 1914.Au contraire la "Grande Guerre", comme on l'appellera, fut une guerre longue...

Je n’ai qu’un regret ; c’est de n’avoir pas quinze ans et de ne pas être élève de l’École Monge. C’est un véritable lieu de délices. On y étudie les lettres et les sciences avec de bons maîtres en suivant de bonnes méthodes : on y fait de la gymnastique dans une cour superbe,...

My Grape Wedding takes fans of Laura Bradbury’s Grape Series from London to the enchanting world of Burgundy five years after Franck and Laura met on a student exchange. After a spontaneous proposal in Kathmandu, the bride-to-be struggles with balancing the academic demands of Oxford with lessons...

For thirty years, Diane Covington-Carter dreamed of living in France and immersing herself in the country and language that spoke to her heart and soul. At age fifty, she set off to fulfill that yearning. Journey along with her as she discovers missing pieces of her own personal puzzle...

An Amazon 2013 Best of the Year Pick The French, sans doute,love their fromages. And there’s much to love: hundreds of gloriously pungent varieties—crumbly, creamy, buttery, even shot through with bottle-green mold. So many varieties, in fact, that the aspiring gourmand may wonder: How...

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for 80 years. The darlings of French tourism, Provence and the French Riviera have always been beautiful destinations attracting everyone from the rich and famous to world-renowned artists....

**Stroll breathtaking coastlines, explore Roman ruins, and soak up the sun: with Rick Steves on your side, Provence and the French Riviera can be yours! Inside Rick Steves Provence & the French Riviera you'll find:** Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Provence...

**A New Zealander's hilarious culinary romance with France, interspersed with recipes.**A New Zealand nurse opening a restaurant in Paris? Surely that would be sheer fantasy? But luck and blind determination led Peta Mathias to fulfil her long-held ambition - rising from dishwasher to French chef...

Baron von Müffling was an eye-witness to some of the most decisive events of the Napoleonic Wars, born into a noble family he went into the Prussian service, and saw action in the early campaigns of the Revolutionary wars in Holland and Belgium, during which he said he learned very little. He was...

Diane Margolf looks at the Paris Chambre de l’Edit in this well-researched study about the special royal law court that adjudicated disputes between French Huguenots and the Catholics. Using archival records of the court’s criminal cases, Margolf analyzes the connections to three major issues...