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Reportage + Société

Stories of war in France: a visit to Bonaguil, and a dark memorial nearby

Badly hit in battle - find out more about the French castle Bonaguil as we revisit stories of war in France.
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Escapades

Experience Le Croisic: Breton charm in Loire-Atlantique

Experience Le Croisic: a town so steeped in Breton charm you'd expect it to be…


Vie Française

Charles de Gaulle: Part 2 - The Post War Maze

Restoring France to what he saw as its former glory became an obsession.


Vie Française

Charles de Gaulle: Part 1 - Fractious allies

When Churchill and de Gaulle agreed they were like starry-eyed lovers. When they were not,…



Arts + Culture

Book Review: Final Transgression by Harriet Welty Rochefort

Harriet Welty Rochefort paints this complex tableau of war in France with a fine brush…
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Reportage + Société

Defending Paris: bad jokes and history myths

Discover the revisionist history of French's failed attempt at defending Paris during World War II.
 Paris, France
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Vie Française

Bags of problems for Vuitton & Pétain

By WWI Louis Vuitton was one of France’s biggest companies and the LV monogram logo…

Vie Française

Interview: Jane S. Gabin - author, inquisitive observer & wanderer in Paris

Meet Jane Gabin and learn why & how she fell for Paris. Don't miss her recently published her debut novel:'The Paris Photo'.

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"Les chansons, c'est comme les prières. Ça ne sert qu'à endormir le peuple - Extrait de Le marquis de la dècheThe songs are like prayers. It serves only to lull the people.  "

Roland Dorgelès. Translation

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Il a plu des cordes! It came down in buckets
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