1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry |
 Andrew Bridgeford
ISBN: 0802777422
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A History of French Passions Vol 1: Ambition, Love, and Politics |
Theodore Zeldin
ISBN: 0198221770
This is a history of the French which tries to explain their idiosyncrasies, enthusiasms and prejudices. It goes beyond the recital of events to investigate their attitudes and behaviour over an unusually wide range of activities. Volume I scrutinizes...(read more) |
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A History of French Passions Vol 2: Intellect, Taste, and Anxiety |
 Theodore Zeldin
ISBN: 0198221789
This is a history of the French, which tries to explain their idiosyncrasies, enthusiasms and prejudices. It goes beyond a recital of events to investigate their attitudes and behaviour over an unusually wide range of activities. The first part...(read more) |
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Battle for Caen |
 Simon Trew
ISBN: 0750930101
The city of Caen was perhaps the greatest major obstacle in the path of the Allied advance inland after their landings in Normandy, 6 June 1944. Consequently it was a key objective for 3rd British Division, landing on Sword Beach. The Allies were unable...(read more) |
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British Tanks in Normandy |
 Ludovic Fortin
ISBN: 2915239339
The author gives a detailed account of the Normandy campaign fought by the British Armoured Divisions and independent Armoured Brigades in 1944, from the D-Day landings to Operation Goodwood. He covers the units involved, the AFVs used and how the...(read more) |
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Citizens |
 Simon Schama
ISBN: 0140172068
From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and...(read more) |
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Currahee!: A Screaming Eagle at Normandy |
 Donald R. Burgett
ISBN: 0440236304
"Curahee!" was the battle cry of the regiment portrayed in Spielberg's Private Ryan : the 101st Division. Private Burgett's memoir, originally published in 1967, offers firsthand insight into the highs and lows of combat. |
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D-Day Normandy: The Story and Photographs |
 Donald M. Goldstein et al
ISBN: 1574880233
Features more than four hundred American, Allied, and German photographs that present the dramatic events of the invasion from both sides. |
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France in Modern Times |
 Gordon Wright
ISBN: 0393967050
This text charts the political history of France from the 18th century to the present, interspersing narrative with chapters on society, the economy, culture and historiography. This edition reflects recent research on the French Revolution, taking into...(read more) |
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Major and Mrs.Holt's Battlefield Guide to Normandy Landing Beaches |
 Tonie Holt, Valmai Holt
ISBN: 0850526620
Major and Mrs Holt provide a detailed guide to the D-Day landing sites in Normandy and the surrounding countryside. They include colour pull-out maps and details of all the landing beaches and sites to visit. |
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Metros in France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Laon and Rouen |
 Christoph Groneck
ISBN: 3936573131
Metros and France is a combination of words primarily associated with Paris. And in fact, the Paris Metro is more than 100 years old and comprises a total of 16 lines - for one of Europe's largest metropolises this fascinating underground system is an...(read more) |
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Michelin Historical Map 102: : Battle of Normandy |
 Michelin Travel Publications
ISBN: 2067002627
Covering the region associated with the Battle of Normandy, at a scale of 1:200,000, this is a reprint of the 1947 map. It shows the beaches where the historic landings took place, and other features related to the various battlefields. |
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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, 1944 |
 Max Hastings
ISBN: 0330390120
The famous D-day landing of 6th June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Max Hastings has overturned many traditional legends to write this study. |
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Parachute Infantry: An American Paratroopers Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich |
 David Kenyon Webster, Stephen E. Ambrose (Introduction)
ISBN: 0385336497
This memoir was written soon after the author's stint as a paratrooper in World War II, using his letters home and recollections that he documented following his discharge. It details places and events, especially D-Day and the fall of the Third Reich. |
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The Cambridge Illustrated History of France |
 Colin Jones
ISBN: 0521669928
Combining illustration with text, this is a political and social history of France from earliest times to the present day. It emphasizes social, economic and cultural issues throughout. The diversity of the French heritage - scientific and artistic,...(read more) |
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The Cathars |
 Malcolm Lambert
ISBN: 063120959X
Catharism was the most radical of medieval heresies. Since it touched most areas of Europe in some degree, research on its character and fortunes makes formidable demands on the learning and linguistic ability of any scholar who tackles it, not to...(read more) |
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The Germans in Normandy |
 Richard Hargreaves
ISBN: 1844154475
Covers the Allied Invasion (OVERLORD) and breakout from the German Army's viewpoint. This book presents an original treatment of the historic events of June-August 1944 and the result of research with many accounts from both sides. |
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The Holy Bureaucrat: Eudes Rigaud and Religious Reform in Thirteenth-century Normandy |
 Adam J. Davis
ISBN: 0801444748
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Twentieth-Century France |
 James F. McMillan
ISBN: 0340522399
This is a wide-ranging survey of 20th-century French history. Originally published under the title "Dreyfus to de Gaulle", this book has been revised and extended to bring the account up to the present day. Additional material has been added which looks...(read more) |
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