Created in 1827, Editions Perrin has, from its beginnings, catered to a readership of history lovers, researchers and teachers. An initial specialty was the publication of the speeches of the Académie Française and early works included those of: Tolstoy, Augustin Thierry, François Mauriac and René Grousset. Today, Perrin is the leading history publisher in France – with a catalogue featuring chronicles and biographies, general syntheses and monographies, memoirs and essays. It offers both highly accessible and more demanding historical works. The paperback collection “Tempus” was created in 2002 and counts more than 500 titles, it is a rich illustration of Perrin’s editorial span and can be said to constitute the history lover’s “ideal library”.
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CONTENTS GENERAL HISTORY
Lady Scarface, by Diane Ducret 4 A World History of the Secret Services, by Rémi Kauffer 5 1917, by Jean-Yves Le Naour 6 Vigilantes, by Bruno Fuligni 7 The Last Days of the Queens, edited by Jean Sévillia & Jean-Christophe Buisson 8 Secrets of Ancient Rome, by Eric Teyssier 9 The Great Figures of Iran, by Yves Bomati & Houchang Nahavandi 10 Hollywood Confidential, by Frédéric Martinez 11 The Military Art of Napoleon, by Jacques Garnier 12
WORLD WAR II
The Myths of World War II, edited by Jean Lopez & Olivier Wieviorka 13 More Secrets of the Third Reich, by François Kersaudy & Yannis Kadari 14 Hitler’s Men, by Jean-Paul Bled 15 The Third Reich and the World, by Charles Bloch 16 The Secrets of Vichy, by Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon 17
BIOGRAPHIES
Voltaire, by Pierre Milza 18 Mazarin, by Gérard Montassier 19 La Fayette, by Jean-Pierre Bois 20 These Women of the Grand Siècle, by Juliette Benzoni 21 Frederick II: a Legendary Emperor, by Sylvain Gouguenheim 22 Isaac Babel, by Adrien Le Bihan 23 Reagan, by Françoise Coste 24
ALBUMS
Nicolas II and Alexandra of Russia, by Jean des Cars 25 Napoleon: Bicentennial Album, by Thierry Lentz 26 The Last Days of the Kings, edited by Patrice Gueniffey 27
BACKLIST HIGHLIGHTS
Jean des Cars - a selection of titles 28 The Ayatollahs Strike Back, by Christian Pahlavi & Pierre Pahlavi 29 Vincent de Paul, by Marie-Joëlle Guillaume 30 Victor-Emmanuel III, by Frédéric Le Moal 31
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General History
Lady Scarface
by Diane Ducret «These dames can kill with more than just their looks» Discover the women of the Mafia underworld: wives, mistresses and gangsters in their own right !
From the Chicago brothels to Hollywood, they are called
Ada and Mina Everleigh, “The Empresses of Vice”; Mary Margaret Collins, “the ‘Kiss of Death’ girl”; Louise Rolfe “the Blonde alibi”; Thelma Todd, and Virginia Hill : they are the companions of fortune and misfortune , of whisky, drugs and Al Capone’s interminable parties, of Bugsy Siegel and Lucky Luciano. Pursued by FBI head J. Edgar Hoover and Elliott Ness, they are the muses of the Prohibition. Runaways, rebels, free spirits, they have chosen to be “Lady Scarface”, in life and in death. Excerpt: “28 February 1938. The photographers crowd in, jostling each other against the opaque windows of the sedan that stops right in front of the pier. A blonde woman with wavy hair pulls up the collar of her fur coat, tugs on her leather gloves and tries to hide her face. But it’s impossible to hide when you’re the wife of the most notorious gangster in the country, Public Enemy No. 1. She extricates a nude leg from April 2016 the car, her black-heeled pumps dashing by the flashes and questions of the reporters. No comment, she doesn’t talk. You never talk when you’re the wife of a Mafioso. …. Mae Capone, the most mysterious and secretive of the Mob women, is the heir of a saga that commenced 3 decades earlier, when women, at the start of the 20th century, began a revolution by taking part in shady activities, and decided to take power in the illicit milieu, with or against the men.”
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former student of the prestigious École Normale Supérieure and of the Sorbonne, historian, philosopher, and journalist, Diane Ducret is the author the bestselling titles Femmes de Dictateur I & II (Perrin, 2011, 2012) and Corpus Equi (Perrin, 2013). She has presented the Forum de l’histoire on the History channel and produced documentaries for the programme «Des Racines et des Ailes» on French television. Her most recent title is La Chair Interdite (Albin Michel, 2014)
FEMMES DE DICTATEUR over 600 000 copies sold worldwide with foreign rights sold in 23 countries
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General History
A World History of the Secret Services by Rémi Kauffer
A riveting chronicle, based on thirty years of research, that allows us to grasp the reality of the mysterious world of secret services around the world throughout history.
This
vast and definitive synthesis is divided into four main chronological sections: from antiquity to World War I, the interwar period, the Cold War, and the multipolar world of today. The book reveals an entire hidden world, from Hannibal and Caesar to the technological machineries of the 21st century. It focuses on agents in the field as well as on spy satellites, radio signal monitors, code busters in front of their documents and later their computer screens, infiltrators and mole hunters, operation coordinators and analysts in offices. It shows how the profession of espionage has persisted, the continuity of the basic techniques but also the acceleration of modern technologies. It highlights the national «cultures» of intelligence: a French agent does not operate in the same intellectual milieu as an Englishman, an American, a Russian or a Chinese spy. Above all, the book illustrates on every page the predominance of the human factor. It is crammed with revelations and little-known anecdotes: the birth of the Intelligence Service in the reign of Elizabeth I, Bismarck’s secret service, the early days of the Israeli services, the assassinations of opponents (Trotsky and others), the clashes around Germany’s Enigma encryption machine, the US deciphering Japanese codes, the Cambridge Five spying for the USSR, the Rosenberg affair, etc.
03/09/2015 880 pages
“In his remarkable “ WORLD HISTORY OF THE SECRET SERVICES”, Rémi Kauffer draws the portrait of often unknown or forgotten men and women, who, by their decisive action, have written History. Their arms? Manipulation, blackmail, poisoning, murder…” - LE FIGARO MAGAZINE -
A member of the editorial committee of the magazine Historia, Rémi Kauffer is the author of numerous titles on
Intelligence services and China, including Le siècle des quatre empereurs : Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping ( The Four Emperors’ Century: Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping) (Perrin, 2014) and Histoire politique des services secrets français: de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à nos jours (Political History of the French Secret Services: from the Second World War to nowadays) (La Découverte, 2012).
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1917
by Jean-Yves Le Naour In the conflict that marks the true birth of the 20th century, 1917 was the decisive year, with its two international earthquakes - the revelation of American power and the Bolshevik Revolution.
The war was no longer national but becoming ideological, and it was in the process of getting away from the Europeans; meanwhile a new world was appearing, wedged between two messianisms: Wilsonian idealism and communism. 1917 was primarily the year of exhaustion, when everyone sought an honorable way out. The French government began talks with Berlin; Austria-Hungary, in the person of Charles I, approached the Allies to find a transactional solution; even Pope Benedict XV had his own peace project.
22/10/2015 420 pages
Jean-Yves Le Naour lends his narrative talent to the cause of History and recounts this year of impossible peace. Based on unpublished archives and mingling the experiences of ordinary citizens with those of high-ranking officials, his book presents a comprehensive picture. It does not spare the great figures that posterity has turned into monuments. The failure of Ribot, then president of the Council in the negotiations with Austria, the disreputable maneuvers of Clemenceau to reach power, all is revealed. History related in this manner is more sensational than fiction.
With a doctorate in history, Jean-Yves Le Naour is a leading French specialist on the Great
War. He is the author notably of Les soldats de la honte (Soldiers of Shame) (Perrin, 2011), for which he received the award for best history book in 2011, and of a series on World War I, with each year the topic of an authoritative volume.
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General History
Vigilantes
by Bruno Fuligni An imaginative foray into the stories of those who have chosen to take justice into their own hands : ‘‘vigilantes’’ from around the world.
Dismembered
bodies, devastated families: crimes of horrific savagery are terrorizing the country when young Antoine begins his studies at the Police Academy. A veteran professor of criminality will give him the keys to the mystery through twenty true stories, twenty historically attested crimes and inquiries, from every continent and from Antiquity to the present. It is an introduction to absolute evil. A demonologist, a lieutenant general of the police, a white king in the Pacific, a « Russian Sherlock Holmes », a policeman from the Malay jungle or a poetry-smitten morgue clerk : these are some of yesterday’s dispensers of justice who have come to the rescue of today’s lawmen. In an original text written with great precision, Bruno Fuligni navigates between fiction and historical reality to tell the story of a certain spirit of justice and the veritable know-how of the police that has developed over the centuries. • • • • • • • •
22/10/2015 350 pages
The French jurist and demonologist, Jean Bodin (16th century) The white king of Jala-Jala (The Philippines) against the “brain drinkers” (middle of the 19th century) Clovis Pierre – “the poet of the Morgue” (end of the 19th century) The « Russian Sherlock Holmes », General Kochko, chief of the Czarist police (1910) The policeman of the Malay jungle, Nor Nalla (the 1920s) Adry Hayward, Murder by suggestion ((1894) Inspector Arthur Fowler Neil, the seven wives of Mr. Love (1915) …and others
A graduate of Sciences-Po, writer, playwright, and historian, Bruno Fuligni works at the French Parliament. He is the author of several works on the history of the police.
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The Last Days of the Queens
edited by Jean Sévillia & Jean-Christophe Buisson Following the success of Les derniers jours des rois (The Last Days of the Kings), which sold 25,000 copies, here are the stories of the last days of the most famous queens and empresses, whose lives, deaths and destinies changed the history of the world.
Jean-Christophe Buisson and Jean Sévillia joined forces with the leading academics and history writers of today to answer this provocative question. A much-anticipated, unparalleled series of essays that is rich in anecdotes and revelations, buoyed by the success of Les derniers jours des rois and also published in partnership with Le Figaro-Histoire.
22/10/2015 420 pages
Table of contents: 1. Cleopatra by Pierre Renucci 2. Agrippina by Jean-Louis Voisin 3. Brunhilda by Xavier de Marchis 4. Eleanor of Aquitaine by Georges Minois 5. Isabella the Catholic by Marie-France Schmidt 6. Catherine de Medicis by Jean-François Solnon 7. Mary Stuart by Didier Le Fur 8. Christina of Sweden by Philippe Beaussant of the French Academy 9. Anne of Austria by Simone Bertière. 10. Maria Theresa of Austria by Jean-Paul Bled 11. Catherine II by Lorraine Meaux
12. Marie Antoinette by Jean Sevillia 13. Josephine de Beauharnais by Jean Tulard of the French Academy 14. Sissi by Jean des Cars 15. Charlotte of Belgium by Jean-Louis Thiériot 16. Victoria by Arnaud Teyssier 17. Draya Obrenovitch by Jean-Christophe Buisson 18. Alexandra of Russia by Irina Chikoff. 19. Empress Eugénie by Eric Anceau. 20. Queen Astrid by Pascal Dayez-Burgeon.
Jean Sévillia is deputy managing editor of
the Figaro Magazine and a member of the scientific board of Figaro-Histoire. An essayist and historian, he has published many successful books, including Zita impératrice courage (Brave Empress Zita) (Perrin, 1997), Le terrorisme intellectuel (Intellectual terrorism) (Perrin, 2000), Historiquement correct (Historically correct) (Perrin, 2003), Le Dernier empereur, Charles d’Autriche (The last emperor, Charles of Austria) (Perrin, 2009), and Histoire passionnée de la France (A passionate history of France) (Perrin, 2013).
Jean-Christophe Buisson is the Figaro Magazine‘s culture editor. He has recently published Assassinés (Assassinated) with Perrin (2013), and Mihailovic (2014), Histoire de Belgrade (History of Belgrade, 2013) in the Perrin paperback series, Tempus. He is a program host on the French history channel La Chaine Histoire and participates in a weekly radio show, On refait le monde, on RTL. He has also directed with Alexis Brezet Les grands duels qui ont fait la France (Perrin, 2014). 8
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General History
Secrets of Ancient Rome by Eric Teyssier
Twelve lively and engaging chapters reveal the secrets of ancient Rome.
From the myth of its creation to the saga of its fall, Rome
fascinates. But its majesty also derives from the longevity and complexity of the Roman Empire. Center of a huge political construction, it brought together a multitude of ethnic groups speaking dozens of languages and praying to even more gods. What did this tower of Babel do to maintain the unity of such an expanse for centuries? To understand the reasons for Rome’s success, Eric Teyssier examines Rome’s founding myths, the machinery of its imperialism, the reasons for its military victories, the moral force of its res publica, and its ability to integrate and assimilate foreigners. The little-studied secrets of the founding of the Roman Empire and its resilience represent a fascinating topic, which is treated in this book in a lively style, accessible to a wide readership. Table of contents: • • • • • • • • • • • •
What family secrets lurk behind the founding of Rome? Must Rome stay in Rome? Rome versus Carthage Economic motives for Roman hegemony in the 2nd century BC Did the Roman army have secret weapons? The Romans land in England The assassination of Caesar The end of Roman imperialism Rome and foreigners, integration or assimilation? Women’s place in the history of Rome Agricola, a modern governor Gladiators, victims or stars?
24/09/2015 350 pages
A specialist on Republican Rome, Eric Teyssier is a lecturer at the University of Nîmes,
where he heads the history department. He published the definitive book about gladiators, La Mort en face, le dossier gladiateurs (Facing Death, the Gladiator File) (Actes-Sud, 2009), and two well-received biographies for Perrin, Spartacus (2012) and Pompée, l’anti-césar (Pompey, the anti-Caesar, 2013)...
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The Great Figures of Iran
by Yves Bomati & Houchang Nahavandi In these fifteen portraits of personalities who have shaped Iran, the singularity of the country with its ancient traditions and stormy contemporary events is revealed through a dual Iranian-European narrative.
At a time when global attention is riveted on the geopolitical
issues raised by Iran, this book provides the keys to understanding this little-known, or even unknown, country. Through 15 short biographies placed in their historical context, Yves Bomati and Houchang Nahavandi combine their viewpoints on the great figures who built Iran. Based on sources unknown to Western readers, the book is clear and vivid; it mixes anecdotes and historical facts to make the history, culture and religion of Iran accessible to all.
15/10/2015 350 pages
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Table of contents: • Zoroaster, the prophet - founder of the first monotheistic religion • Cyrus, founder of the Empire • Darius, master of the universe • Mithridates I the Arsacid, a political organization for five centuries • Shapur I, Iran between West and East • Ferdowsi, Iran’s rebirth • Avicenna, reconciliation between West and East
Shah Ismail I, the shah with blue eyes Shah Abbas I, the last High King Nader Shah, the man who loved war Agha Mohammad the castrated, the cruel unifier Amir Kabir, the reformer Reza Shah Pahlavi, son of the people In search of a great man: Mossadegh Ghavam, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Khomeini?
Houchang Nahavandi,
corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, laureate of the French Academy, was rector of the universities of Shiraz and Tehran and Minister of Development under the Iranian monarchy. He has taught at several Parisian universities and is the author of several books on Iran.
Yves Bomati, Doctor of
Humanities and graduate of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, is a specialist in religious history and has a profound interest in Eastern and Middle Eastern civilizations. He has also written numerous books on French literature and language. Together they wrote Shah Abbas, empereur de Perse (1587-1629) (Shah Abbas, Emperor of Persia, 15871629)(Perrin, 1998), which in 1999 received the French Academy’s Eugène-Colas prize; and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Perrin, 2013). 10
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Hollywood Confidential by Frédéric Martinez
“Behind the scenes” in the Hollywood of the 1950s and 1960s, through a series of profiles of legendary actresses.
This is a love story. It could be a simple story. But in Hollywood, nothing ever goes as planned.
This is the story of Ingrid Bergman, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Marilyn aka Norma Jean, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, and a handful of others transformed into goddesses - Alices in Technicolor Wonderland who went through the looking glass of the movie screen. It is set in the 1950s in California where sometimes the earth trembles. Sirens drink cocktails by the swimming pool. They’re condemned to smile, they’ve sold their souls to the studios. The devil lurks behind the stage setting. This is a love story with millions of viewers. So naturally it’s not a simple story. Welcome to Hollywood, the ghost factory, the dream machine.
15/10/2015 400 pages
Doctor of Letters, Frederic Martinez is a recognized biographer with his books on
Toulet (Tallandier, 2008), Hendrix (Tallandier, 2015), Maupassant (Gallimard, 2012) and Liszt (Gallimard, 2011). An accomplished author, he combines historical accuracy and elegant writing in his books, recreating personalities and their eras with exceptional style, rare among historians. His latest book, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Perrin, 2013), won success with both critics and readers.
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General History
The Military Art of Napoleon
A Strategic Biography
by Jacques Garnier
An overview of Napoleonic military strategy and tactics by the top French specialist – a synthesis bound to become a reference.
Thanks to his numerous military victories (Arcole, Maren-
go, Austerlitz, Iena, Wagram) it is often said that Napoleon is, along with Alexander the Great and Caesar, the greatest military leader of all times, both an unparalleled strategist and a tactician. Using history to debunk the myth, Jacques Garnier recounts and dissects the early Italian campaigns (1796-1797) all the way through to Waterloo (1815) combining a lively narrative of the battles with an extensive analysis of strategy in the context of the times. The result is a broad synthesis illustrated with numerous maps and drawings.
12/11/2015 350 pages
Jacques Garnier is considered to be the best current specialist on the military history of
the First Empire. His past publications include : Austerlitz (Fayard, 2005) and the Dictionnaire des Guerres et Batailles de l’Histoire de France (Perrin, 2004).
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World War II
The Myths of World War II
edited by Jean Lopez & Olivier Wieviorka
Twenty-one myths about World War II are explained and deconstructed by a group of historians and the editorial team of the magazine Guerres et Histoire, directed by Jean Lopez and Olivier Wieviorka.
The history of
World War II seems familiar; yet in reality it is built largely on a number of misconceptions and myths that die hard among the general public. This series of essays is designed to appeal to a wide readership: written in a lively novelistic style, it makes the subject accessible to beginners. Yet on each topic, the authors provide new material, dispelling clichés, platitudes and misunderstandings. This out-ofthe-ordinary work is as entertaining as it is innovative.
Table of contents: • • • • • • • • • •
The 1940 defeat was inevitable The Waffen SS: elite soldiers The U-boats could turn the tide of the war The suicide bombers did not die in vain The French railway workers won the battle for France The German economy was strong, the Soviet economy weak The Cold War: a result of the division of the world decided in Yalta France contributed to the Allied victory World War II, men’s work The American soldier can’t fight
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Rommel was a great war leader The Soviets won because of their number Montgomery, an overestimated general Pearl Harbor: a great Japanese victory German super weapons could have changed everything War of the Pacific, a secondary theater Germany lost because of Hitler Japan surrendered because of Hiroshima The Allied bombing defeated Germany The Provence landing was useless
24/09/2015 350 pages
A team led by Jean Lopez (Les cent derniers jours d’Hitler) (The last hundred days of Hitler) (Perrin, 2015) and
Olivier Wieviorka
(Histoire de la Résistance) (History of the Resistance) (Perrin,
2013) bring together the contributions of leading experts on each subject: Maurice Vaïsse, Jean-Luc Leleu, Hubert Heyriès, Pierre-Emmanuel Brezet, Pierre-François Souyri, Sébastien Albertelli, François Kersaudy, Jean-François Muracciole, George-Henri Soutou, Fabrice Virgili, Nicolas Aubin, Claire Miot, Cédric Mas, Lasha Otkhmezuri, Pierre Grumberg, Benoist Bihan, Bruno Birolli, Patrick Facon, Vincent Arbaretier.
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World War II
More Secrets of the Third Reich by François Kersaudy & Yannis Kadari
The much-anticipated sequel to the bestseller: The Secrets of the Third Reich (25,000 copies sold).
Following the success of Secrets du IIIe Reich (Secrets of the
Third Reich), François Kersaudy and Yannis Kadari take the reader on a new exploration of the secret history of the Nazi world. In a lively and accessible style, they revisit certain mysterious episodes in this bewildering historical era, separating fact from fiction. For what purpose did Himmler go to Tibet? How did the Nazis plan to destroy the United States? What were the secret weapons of the Third Reich? How did Hitler imagine his new capital, Germania? And what was the purpose of Operation Werwolf ? Insight into a terrifying world in ten thrilling chapters.
12/11/2015 300 pages
Professor François
Kersaudy, author of numerous books on World War II, has
notably written biographies of Churchill, Mountbatten and Goering, and the only book on the relationship between de Gaulle and Churchill. A polyglot historian, he has received eleven French and British literary awards. He currently co-directs with Yannis Kadari the «Masters of War» collection (Perrin) for which he wrote the biographies of Hitler, Stalin and MacArthur.
Yannis Kadari is a journalist and the founder of the media group Caraktère, which publishes five magazines,
including Ligne de Front and Histoire (s) de la Dernière Guerre. Author of numerous articles and special features, he is a specialist in the history of mechanized warfare, and more generally of World War II. He is the author of a biography of Patton in the «Masters of War» collection.
The Secrets of the Third Reich (2013) Spain (Omega) ; Poland (Muza) 14
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World War II
Hitler’s Men
by Jean-Paul Bled
From «useful idiots» to «victims», historian Jean-Paul Bled presents the portraits of 23 prominent personalities in Nazi Germany, in the tradition of Joachim C. Fest.
Because of Hitler’s personality and his absolute power, we
often overlook the role and the importance of the men who helped him rise. His top lieutenants - civilians as well as military, those who supported him in his evil enterprise - are at the center of this book, written by one of today’s top experts on Germany, Professor Jean-Paul Bled. Where did they come from? Who were they? What was their exact role in the Third Reich? What was the exact nature of their relationship with Hitler and how did it change over time? Through these twenty-three biographies, Bled answers these questions and gives us a unique perspective on these men, some of them unknown. «Useful idiots», the first circle, civilians, soldiers, artists and victims are all scrutinized in the author’s analysis. Les hommes d’Hitler is in the tradition of the famous work by German historian Joachim C. Fest, The Face Of The Third Reich: Portraits Of The Nazi Leadership.
20/08/2015 480 pages
Bismarck (2011) Italy (salerno) ; Serbia (nkm international) ; Poland (Muza)
Professor Emeritus at the University of
Paris IV Sorbonne, Jean-Paul Bled has notably written the biographies of Maria Theresa, Franz Joseph and Bismarck for Perrin (available in Tempus paperback).
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World War II
The Third Reich and the World
by Charles Bloch, preface by Maurice Vaïsse
The definitive book on Nazi foreign policy in a new, expanded edition.
What were the ideas behind Hitler’s foreign policy and how
did he apply them? Who were his main agents in diplomacy and what specific roles did they play? Charles Bloch answers these critical questions and many others as he rolls out the rich and dramatic diplomatic history – intermingled with the general history – of the Third Reich from 1933 to 1945. Written clearly and vividly, first published by the Imprimerie Nationale in 1986, this study has not been superseded and remains essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the period. Out of print for several years, this new edition features a preface by Maurice Vaïsse, leading expert in the history of international relations. «Charles Bloch’s book is one of the best ever written about this troubled period and it will quickly become an essential reference» wrote Hervé Couteau-Bégarie when it first came out. 03/09/2015 529 pages
Charles Bloch, professor of contemporary history at the University of Tel Aviv, died in 1987.
Maurice Vaïsse is a foreign policy specialist and the author of numerous books on
foreign policy, defense and international relations. Since 2008, he has chaired the Scientific Council for Historical Research at the French Ministry of Defense.
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World War II
The Secrets of Vichy
by Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon
A gripping exploration of France’s dark years under its Vichy government.
Who wrote the speeches of
Marshal Pétain? Who is the author of the first Statute on Jews? Bénédicte VergezChaignon answers these questions and many others in this book, in which she reveals the secrets of the Vichy regime. Author of a definitive biography of Marshal Pétain, she based her text on new archives and guides us on a unique tour into the heart of France during the Occupation. Based on unpublished archive material, each chapter is compelling: the Vichy actors and what they did, starting with Pétain and Laval; daily life; the Militia; dirty tricks in the Vichy entourage; and the complicated relationship with the occupant. • The last weeks of Pierre Table of contents : • • • • • • •
A provisional capital: Vichy Who wrote the speeches of Marshal Pétain? Who is the author of the first Statute on Jews? The return of Napoleon II’s ashes; The bombing of Versailles (August 1941); The Chateaubriant hostages; The Saint-Florentin meeting
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Laval Did Pétain save the French Jews? (History’s answer to Eric Zemmour) The death of Admiral Darlan Joseph Darnand’s allegiances The assassination of Philippe Henriot When the militia was training in camps in Germany
27/08/2015 400 pages
“As in “ PETAIN”, winner of
last year’s Grand Prize for Political Biography (Grand Prix de Biographie Politique), Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon persuades us with her rigor and clarity. - L’EXPRESS -
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Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon holds a doctorate in history and developed her interest in World War II working with Daniel Cordier on his monumental biography of Jean Moulin. She has since published Les Vichysto-résistants (Perrin, 2008), about the members of the resistance who thought they had found their hero in Pétain, as well as several texts about the Vichy purge. Her latest book, Pétain (Perrin, 2014), was a massive critical and public success, and received the prestigious Grand Prix de la biographie politique and the magazine Le Point’s Prix de la biographie.
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Biography
Voltaire
by Pierre Milza A biography of the great French philosopher who championed tolerance and freedom of opinion.
Today more than ever, the name of
Voltaire is invoked to uphold freedom in the face of religious fanaticism. The author of the Treatise on Tolerance (1763) did indeed fight every battle in his century against obscurantism – his treatise on the Calas affair is the most famous instance. A gifted writer who produced works in almost every literary form, he was also an ambitious man who moved in those circles where power and wealth were dominant. But he never lost his independence of mind. Voltaire, for the duration of his eventful life, carried the rights of conscience and French rationality very high and far. His works were a torch in the age of enlightenment, and are still vividly universal today.
20/08/2015 1080 pages
The book, which has already sold more than 10,000 copies, “reads like a novel, 900 pages you don’t see going by, because you’re so taken by the character, the countless twists and turns, the single trajectory,” according to a review by Roger-Pol Droit in Le Monde des Livres.
Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Political Studies where he has influenced generations
of students, Pierre Milza has gained a large readership with his numerous and well-received books. For Perrin, he has written Verdi et son temps (Verdi and his Time, 2001), Napoléon III (2004) and the two volumes of L’Année terrible (1870-1871) (The Terrible Year, 2009).
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Biography
Mazarin
by Gérard Montassier
Mazarin never left anyone indifferent, arousing as much admiration and adulation as long-lasting hatred. In this accessible portrait, the author brings to light, in particular, the international challenges the Cardinal faced.
Born
in 1602 into an Italian family, Mazarin had two avenues open to him to make his way in the world, the army or the church. He chose papal diplomacy. In 1630, Cardinal Richelieu decided his future by naming him cardinal. Mazarin became his mentor’s right hand and Richelieu, shortly before his passing, recommended him to Louis XIII. When the king died in 1643, Anne of Austria, the new regent, made Mazarin her chief minister. Politics and genuine affection united them. Mazarin co-ruled France from then on, waging war until the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 put an end to the Thirty Years War and gave the country substantial territorial advantages. He then had to deal with the Fronde, the revolt of the parliament and the princes, requiring him to leave France twice while continuing to exercise power through the queen. He was acclaimed on his return in 1653 and thereafter governed single-handedly. He prepared Louis XIV to take on his kingly duties, and died in 1661, the year of the Treaty of the Pyrenees that brought peace between France and Spain.
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In both internal and external affairs, Mazarin, an outstanding negotiator, completed the work of Richelieu: he restored the authority of the State over the nobles and gave peace to France.
A long-time diplomat at the Quai d’Orsay and an ardent advocate for the European cause,
Gerard Montassier has written Le Fait culturel (The Cultural Fact) (Fayard, 1980), Les Nouveaux Conquérants (The New Conquerors) (Plon, 1991), and L’Europe, cette inconnue (Unknown Europe) (Presses du Village, 2007).
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La Fayette
by Jean-Pierre Bois Jean-Pierre Bois reveals the Marquis de La Fayette as a citizen of the world who spent his life seeking the golden mean of moderation – “Tocqueville with a sword”.
At age 20, a rather gauche and inexperienced young noble-
man, very rich and deeply in love with his wife, left France to fight for American freedom. The conflict, which ended four years later with the victory at Yorktown in 1781, earned young La Fayette the distinction of becoming one of eight honorary citizens of the United States of America. “I would have liked to have been a Gaul,” La Fayette once said. When he was 34 and the idol of the younger generation, he again devoted himself to the cause of liberty, this time in France, from July 1789 to July 1791. His devotion would last for the rest of his days; he never pledged allegiance to the Empire or the Restoration as did so many survivors of the great revolutionary era. In 1815, in his seventies and once more enjoying immense popularity, he was still serving freedom when he provoked the fall of Napoleon, and again when he became a Republi20/08/2015 can and helped establish a citizen monarchy in 1830, from 488 pages which he broke away shortly before his death in 1834. A hero of both the Old and the New Worlds, a key figure in four revolutions, he was the living symbol of his time, with its greatness and its flaws, in search of an elusive freedom between revolution and dictatorship.
“As the biography by Jean-Pierre Bois (…) shows, La Fayette, the prototype
of the Enlightenment man, was guided throughout his life by a longing for Liberty (with a capital L)…For his role in the [American] War of Independence..he has remained a myth across the Atlantic. In France, the rest of his career is less well-known; this well- LE FIGARO MAGAZINE documented book has the virtue of tracing it clearly.
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An expert on war and military society in the 18
and 19th centuries, Jean-Pierre Bois has taught modern history at the University of Nantes. The author has also published Dumouriez, héros et proscrit (Dumouriez, Hero and Outlaw) (Perrin, 2005) and La Paix, histoire politique et militaire (Peace, Political and Military History) (Perrin, 2012). th
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These Women of the Grand Siècle by Juliette Benzoni
Twenty profiles of famous and extraordinary women in the reign of Louis XIV. Spies, courtesans or mistresses, they all lived out their destinies in the shadow of the Sun King.
Secret agents for Louis XIV, fortune hunters, rebels, women
scorned, women of letters, women of power, schemers or favorites - all these extraordinary women described in Juliette Benzoni’s book lived out their destinies in the shadow of the Sun King.
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Three centuries separate us from the flamboyant reign of Louis XIV. His court, newly installed at Versailles, was brimming with remarkable personalities. Combining spirit of adventure and historical precision, Juliette Benzoni paints the portraits of these women with exceptional lives. Spies, courtesans or mistresses - the seductive Mancini sisters, the Princess des Ursins as the king’s secret agent, the Grande Mademoiselle and her tribulations, Louis XIV and his sister-in-law Henrietta of England, the Marquise de Sévigné, the Grand Condé’s spurned spouse, Louise de La Vallière’s penance, the actress La Champmeslé, courtesan and freethinker Ninon de l’Enclos, etc.
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A popular and prolific author, Juliette Benzoni has written numerous successful books for Perrin. Her readership is vast and devoted.
In bed with queens (2013) Portugal (planeta) ; Czech republic (brana) ; Poland (Weltbild); RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; CYPRUS
the story of the french castles (2012) Czech republic (brana) ; RUSSIA (Exmo)
In bed with kings (2013) Portugal (planeta) ; Czech republic (brana) ; Poland (Weltbild); RUSSIA; SLOVAKIA; CYPRUS
Unknown beauties of the revolution (2014) Russia (Exmo)
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Frederick II: a Legendary Emperor by Sylvain Gouguenheim
An up-to-date portrait of Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstauffen, an exceptional figure in medieval history, by a world-renowned historian.
This book, based on German but also French and Italian
archives, establishes Sylvain Gouguenheim as the unrivalled expert on the emperor and his accomplishments. Stupor Mundi - the emperor who stunned the world - in the words of a contemporary chronicler, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1194-1250) exercised his power in rapidly changing times. During his tumultuous reign, he displayed qualities that place him among the most fascinating rulers of all Western medieval history.
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Dominating Germany, Italy and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, standing up to radical opposition from the Pope, Frederick left an image that immediately took on mythical proportions. By not focusing on this persona, or on speculation about the emperor’s psychology, but by concentrating on a study of his reign without preconceptions or anachronisms, Sylvain Gouguenheim considerably renews our knowledge of Frederick II.
“Who better than the historian Sylvain Gouguenheim
- who knows the Germanic world so well – to offer us a brilliant biography of Frederic II, who between the 12th and 13th centuries, wore the crowns of no less than three kingdoms: Sicily, - LIRE Jerusalem and The Holy Roman Empire.
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A recognized medievalist and a professor of
history at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Lyon, Sylvain Gouguenheim is the author of several books including Les Chevaliers Teutoniques (The Teutonic Knights) (Tallandier, 2008) and Tannenberg 15 Juillet 1410 (Tallandier, 2012). He is a top specialist on Germany in the Middle Ages.
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Isaac Babel
by Adrien Le Bihan
The biography of a major figure of Soviet literature, known worldwide for his Red Cavalry and Odessa Tales.
The
life of Isaac Babel remains mysterious, subject to unfounded interpretations and rife with tall tales that Babel, with his gift for mystification, sometimes invented himself. Based on Russian, Polish, French and American sources and the author’s extensive knowledge of the Soviet world, the book follows Babel from Odessa to Moscow, observes his adventures during the Russo-Polish war of 1920 and his reporting in Ukraine and the Caucasus, and continues in France, where Babel lived at three separate intervals. It explores his associations, worthy and unworthy, with literature, the Red Army and the secret police, and reveals a tormented love life that reflected Babel’s profound instability. The author sheds light on Babel’s successive literary and film works by carefully calibrating them with events in Russia from 1917 to 1939; he shows how they were both encouraged and undermined by the regime that the Bolsheviks, and particularly Stalin, imposed on the country. This biography thus follows the itinerary of a great writer who was in turn threatened and protected until the final tragedy, which the author elucidates.
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“Up to now, as far as we know, there existed no literary or political biography of Isaac Babel, in French. . It is therefore a must to read this brilliant one by Adrien Le Bihan and then to devour Babel’s RED CAVALRY. ” - LIRE -
Adrien Le Bihan, a history teacher with a doctorate in social geography, has worked
for the French cultural services in various countries including the USSR and Poland. He is the author of a dozen books, including L’Arbre colérique : Journal de Cracovie (The angry tree: Krakow journal) (La Découverte, 1987), translated into Polish; George Sand, Chopin et le crime de la chartreuse (George Sand, Chopin and the Charterhouse Crime) (Cherche-Bruit, 2006), translated into Catalan; De Gaulle écrivain (De Gaulle, the Writer) (Flammarion, 1996); and Rue André Gide (Payot, in a new paperback edition, 2007). Foreign Rights Contact : Rebecca Byers rebecca.byers@edi8.fr
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Reagan
by Françoise Coste Based on unpublished documents from the library of the Ronald Reagan Foundation in California, the portrait of the man whose political movement shaped the United States of today.
At the end of
World War II, as the American left triumphed, conservative leaders spotted in the moderately wellknown movie actor Ronald Reagan a unique charisma and ideological flexibility that made him ideal for the role of principal spokesman for their cause. The man who would become governor of California in 1966 and President of the United States from 1980 to 1988 can thus be seen as the political creation of an ideological movement that has profoundly changed the American political landscape for half a century.
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The long conquest of the White House, then Reagan’s two terms, truly ended one world and inaugurated a new one. This world is avowedly conservative, both economically and culturally, consisting of an essentially white, Christian and Southern Republican party, and an extremely aggressive presidential institution with respect to other branches of the federal government. Finally, regarding foreign policy, Reagan embodied a hard line, especially towards the USSR; he accelerated the decline of the Soviet regime and precipitated its fall.
A historian whose specialty is the United States and particularly US domestic policies,
Françoise Coste teaches at the University of Toulouse. She is the author of La présidence des Etats-Unis de Franklin Roosevelt à George W. Bush (1933-2006): L’empire de l’exécutif (The Presidency of the United States from Franklin Roosevelt to George W. Bush (1933-2006): The Empire of the Executive) (Editions du Temps, 2007).
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Nicolas II and Alexandra of Russia by Jean des Cars
An illustrated biography of the last Russian tsar and his family, by the bestselling French specialist of European monarchies.
Nearly a century ago, the massacre of
the imperial family of Russia, on the night of July 16 to 17, 1918, horrified the world. Today, the last Tsar, Nicolas II, his wife Alexandra, their four daughters and their son, who were canonized in 2003 by the Orthodox Church for their «Christian behavior», are the objects of popular veneration. We often forget that the imperial couple, deeply in love, had experienced family traumas in their youth that scarred them for life. Even at their marriage, celebrated awkwardly when the Court was in full mourning after the untimely death of Alexander III, their happiness was overshadowed by the heavy burden of the Russian Empire. In private, the Tsarina lived in terror of the hemophilia 03/09/2015 threatening her little boy’s life. As for the new tsar, he fell 529 pages short of expectations from the beginning. After his father’s authoritarianism, it was hoped the 26-year-old son would show a certain liberalism, some concern for the people’s suffering. The disappointment was great. Nicolas II was an autocrat, true to the rigorous politics of Alexander III, for better or worse.
Jean des Cars is the historian of the great European dynasties and their most illustrious
representatives. His works are widely translated, particularly in Central Europe. Among his greatest hits, all published by Perrin: Sissi ou la Fatalité (Sissi or Fate) (2005); La Saga des Romanov (The Saga of the Romanovs) (2008); La Saga des Habsbourg (The Saga of the Habsburgs)(2010); La Saga des Windsor (The Saga of the Windsors) (2011); La Saga des reines (The Saga of the Queens) (2012), La Saga des favorites (The Saga of the Favorites) (2013) and Le Sceptre et le Sang (Of Blood and Scepter) (2014).
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Napoleon: Bicentennial Album by Thierry Lentz
From the Director of the Fondation Napoléon, here is an unequalled portrait in word and image of Napoleon.
Thierry Lentz has written a lucid and engaging text retracing in thematic chapters the different aspects of Napoleon’s personal and public life, from his birth to his death. It accompanies a superbly-presented collection of one hundred illustrations, some very well-known and others rarely seen. The portraits have been given pride of place, providing an innovative and spectacular biography in pictures as a counterpoint to the text. This successful association captures the full measure of the most extraordinary life story in French and European history. This prestigious book is unparalleled in its intellectual and artistic quality.
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Director
of the Fondation Napoléon (Napoleon Foundation), Thierry Lentz is recognized as today’s leading specialist on the First Empire. His latest book, published by Perrin in January 2015, is about Waterloo.
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The Last Days of the Kings
edited by Patrice Gueniffey
The illustrated version of a major bestseller (25,000 copies).
Released in January 2014, Les derniers jours des rois brought
together the best contemporary historians to recount the end of the most illustrious French monarchs. The book received unanimous critical acclaim in the media and was a major hit with readers, selling some 25,000 copies. This album duplicates the superb presentation by Patrice Gueniffey and the twelve most emblematic chapters, illustrated with a hundred informative, often spectacular illustrations. The subject lends itself particularly well to a powerful visual approach, given the impact of royalty on the collective imagination as well as the numerous paintings, engravings and other illustrations inspired by the demise of great monarchs, particularly when they came to a tragic end, like St. Louis, Henry IV, Louis XVI or Napoleon. A handsome backdrop for a definitive work, with the following table of contents:
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Presentation («The farewell ceremony») by Patrice Gueniffey 1- «We will go to Jerusalem!» St. Louis, 1270 by Jacques Le Goff (his last text) 2-The discreet death of an unloved king. Louis XI, August 30, 1483 by Jacques Heers 3- The exemplary death of Francis I. March 31, 1547 by Didier Le Fur 4- The assassination of Henry III. 1 August 1589 by Jean-François Solnon 5- The last days of Henry IV. 1610 by Jean-Pierre Babelon 6-The great sun sets. 1 September 1715 by Jean-Christian Petitfils 7- The agony of Louis XV. May 1774 by Simone Bertière 8- Louis XVI. Chronicle of a death foretold. 21 January 1793 by Patrice Gueniffey 9. Napoleon. St. Helena, 5 May 1821, 5:49 p.m. by Thierry Lentz 10- The two deaths of Charles X .1830-1836 by Jean-Paul Bled 11- Louis Philippe’s sadness. 26 August 1850 by Arnaud Teyssier. 12-Twilight of the Eagle. The last days of the last emperor Napoleon III, 1873 by Eric Anceau.
Professor at EHESS, France’s School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Patrice Gueniffey has published Le nombre et la raison (The number and reason) (Éditions de
l’EHESS, 1993); and La politique de la Terreur, Essai sur la violence révolutionnaire (The politics of terror, Essay on revolutionary violence) (Fayard, 2000). His recent biography of Napoleon, Bonaparte (Gallimard, 2013) was hailed by critics.
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A history of the Iranian revolution
by Christian Pahlavi & Pierre Pahlavi La Révolution iranienne reste méconnue, alors que son histoire et ses conséquences sont matricielles pour comprendre le monde actuel. A la fois historiens et témoins, Christian et Pierre Pahlavi, membres de l’ancienne famille impériale régnante d’Iran, dépeignent le pouvoir déclinant du Chah rongé par la maladie et confronté à la montée en puissance d’un chiisme de combat, incarné par l’ayatollah Khomeini. Celui-ci orchestre d’une main de maître son retour en instrumentalisant l’Occident, en particulier la France où il a trouvé refuge avec une poignée de fidèles. A la lumière de trente années d’études et de réflexions, les auteurs ont interrogé des dizaines de protagonistes de tous les partis pour offrir un éclairage unique et sans concessions. Tour à tour, ils racontent le déclenchement et la généralisation de la guerre civile dès 1977, l’abandon progressif du régime par les élites, l’armée et les Etats-Unis pointant du doigt le rôle trouble de la CIA, la parenthèse libérale de Chapour Bakhtiar et le départ tragique du Chah, enfin le triomphe des ayatollahs contre les modérés et leur retournement contre l’Occident ponctué par l’occupation de l’ambassade américaine à Téhéran. Un dernier chapitre résume l’histoire du « nouveau régime » islamique pour conduire le lecteur jusqu’à nos jours. Un grand récit qui fera date.
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Fils cadet de Christian, Pierre Cyril Cyrus Teymour Pahlavi est né en 1972. Il passe sa jeunesse dans le sud de la France, puis émigre au Canada où il entreprend des études d’histoire et de sciences politiques. Il rejoint le Collège royal d’état-major des Forces canadiennes à Toronto (CFC) où il se spécialise dans l’étude et l’enseignement des stratégies d’influence, de la guerre asymétrique et des principaux axes de la politique extérieure de la République islamique d’Iran. Il publie dans des revues internationales renommées et est actuellement directeur du Centre des études sur la sécurité nationale (CESN).
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Christian Joachim Pahlavi est né à Paris en 1941. Cinq années plus tard, le frère puîné du nouveau Chah d’Iran, le prince Ali Réza, épouse sa mère et le reconnaît comme son propre fils. A la suite d’études secondaires à Téhéran et d’études à l’IEP de Paris, Christian Pahlavi devient docteur en sciences politiques. Après la Révolution islamique, il travaillera trente ans à la rédaction du journal Nice-Matin. Il a notamment publié une série d’articles dans la revue Politique internationale, ainsi que ses Mémoires, Les Grains du sablier.
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result of thirty years of study and reflection, this extraordinary book provides an animated account of the fall of the last Persian emperor and a dissection of what caused his collapse. At the same time, the authors, father and son, members of the imperial family and the great Iranian diaspora, give us their analysis of the Islamic Revolution. The book is a joint effort, using notes and information gathered in the heat of the action by Christian Pahlavi, who was a first-hand witness of the revolutionary process. It restores the complete and accurate chronology of the events (including the downfall and death of the Shah, the rise of Khomeini, the Islamic reign of terror and the American hostage crisis) that forged the destiny of Iran from 1977 to 1979. It offers an independent view of one of the major 25 historical upheavals of the last century. PERRIN
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and deputy director for research at the Department of Defence Studies of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, where he specializes in influence strategies, Iran’s foreign policy, institutional analysis and irregular warfare. He writes articles for such publications as Défense nationale, Small Arms & Insurgencies, Journal of Strategic Studies and Terrorism and Political Violence.
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of Political Sciences) where he presented a thesis in 1975 on the White Revolution, under the direction of Hélène Carrère d’Encausse. He has also written a series of articles for the journal Politique Internationale and his memoirs, Les Grains du Sablier, (Thaddée, 2011) (Grains of the Hourglass).
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by Marie-Joëlle Guillaume Based on unpublished archives of the Lazarist order, this noteworthy biography is the first in fifteen years on the most famous saint of the Century of Saints.
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in 1551, Vincent de Paul as a young priest was captured by Barbary pirates and spent two years in bondage. On his return, he became the chaplain of Marguerite de Valois, pastor of Clichy parish, and tutor to the children of Emmanuel de Gondi, general of the galleys, thus making his way in Parisian society and winning over to his cause a large number of wealthy ladies. His relationship of trust and friendship with Gondi led to his appointment as Chaplain General of the Galleys. He became renowned for his compassion and zealous efforts to improve the lot of imprisoned galley-slaves. In 1617, he founded the first Confraternity of Charity, out of which grew the Daughters of Charity, run by Louise de Marillac. In 1624, he was made principal of the College des Bons Enfants, which led him to found the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission. The priests were based at the priory of Saint-Lazare, hence their name of Lazarists (or Vincentians). In the following years, he established an array of charitable institutions, all aimed at alleviating the suffering of the poor. Under the regency of Anne of Austria, he was named to the Council of Consciousness and had a say in episcopal appointments. An exceptional personality because of his charisma, his tireless energy and his spiritual influence, Vincent de Paul died in 1660 in the odor of sanctity. He was canonized less than a century later.
Marie-Joëlle Guillaume, a professor of classics, has an avid interest in the
history of the Church. She has published several books, including a book of interviews with Cardinal Poupard, Au cœur du Vatican : de Jean XXIII à Jean-Paul II, Perrin, 2003 (At the heart of the Vatican: John XXIII to John Paul II); and Un printemps de gloire. Souvenirs de Catherine, marquise de Rambouillet, La Table ronde, 2007 (A glorious spring. Memoirs of Catherine, marquise of Rambouillet).
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A King facing Mussolini
by Frédéric Le Moal Based on previously unpublished archives, written by a leading expert on early 20th century Europe, the book traces the decline of Italy’s « last » king, from the rise of the fascist dictatorship to the break with Nazi Germany.
Victor-Emmanuel III became king in 1900 after the assassination
of his father Umberto I and remained on the throne for fortysix years, eventually abdicating under pressure from the Allies in 1946. The first decade of his reign was characterized by a return to the regime’s parliamentary practices, suspended by his father, and seemed to portend a reconciliation between the Crown and liberalism. In 1915, his support of the movement favoring Italy’s participation in the ongoing conflict was decisive against the proponents of neutrality. Once Italy was at war, Victor Emmanuel III became the soldier-king, present at the front but not meddling in military affairs. February 2015 Italy emerged victorious from the war in 1918 but was mistreated 560 pages at the Peace Conference in Paris. The fascist movement emerged from the crisis, contributing to the political destabilization of the kingdom and maintaining a climate of latent civil war. When Mussolini decided to make his bid for power, he ran up against an inescapable reality: the political clout of the Crown. In 1922, Victor Emmanuel III appointed Mussolini Prime Minister, the first step in the establishment of the fascist dictatorship, which lasted twenty years. During this period, the king disappeared into the shadows and never hindered Mussolini’s actions. The king endorsed Italy’s entry into war against France and the United Kingdom in 1940. It was not until 1943 that the sovereign decided to depose Il Duce. He tried, once peace returned, to ensure a smooth transition for his son Umberto, so that the crown he received would be as solid as possible. He finally retired in 1946, before settling in exile in Egypt, where he died in 1947.
University (Paris IV), and teaches at Saint-Cyr military school. A historian of international relations, he has authored several books
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