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France and the French

Truth and Consequences: The Sorrow and the Pity. “We and our allies are the guardians of civilization against barbarism.”

Opération Sourire The French Smile. "If de Gaulle wants us to be so nice to the Américains, why doesn't he try it himself?"

The Importance (to the French) of Being Malin Si vous savez déjà ce que veut dire le mot "malin," ne lisez pas plus loin.

In the Name of the People PARIS BABYLON: The Story of the Paris Commune by Rupert Christiansen.

Ogre or Scapegoat? LAVAL by Hubert Cole.

Shall We Disjoin The Ladies? THE GIRLS by Henri de Montherlant

Tapestried Tales of Two Rough Channel Crossings Invasions of England in 1066 by the Normans and of France in 1944 by the Allies, revisited as needlework.

The Case of Jean Genet SAINT GENET by Jean-Paul Sartre; OUR LADY OF THE FLOWERS by Jean Genet.

Reason or Treason? DARE CALL IT TREASON by Richard M. Watt about World War I.

The Sense of a Magic New Gift An exhibition in New York of 19th Century French Photographic Pioneers.

Shadows on the Rock France and Spain join forces during the Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1790.

The Setting of a Royal Son THE SUNSET OF THE SPLENDID CENTURY
by W. H. Lewis.

Baraka and Bloodshed A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE: ALGERIA 1954-1962 by Alistair Horne.

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ?? CITIZENS: A CHRONICLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION by Simon Schama.

Mayhem & Manners THE GOLDEN FRUITS by Nathalie Sarraute.

SISTER REVOLUTIONS: FRENCH LIGHTNING, AMERICAN LIGHT by Susan Dunn.

The Ages of Sin POMPADOUR by Jacques Levron.

The Neo-Realists La Nouvelle Vague ( Robbe-Grillet, Nathalie Sarraulte, Michel Butor, Claude Mauriac, Claude Simon, Marguerite Duras, Marc Saporta, etc.).