Libros

When war broke out in August 1914 France had only two dreadnoughts in service, with a second pair running trials. The main body of the elite Arm e Navale was made up of the eleven battleships of the Patrie and Danton classes, both of which were intermediate designs with two main gun calibres. Older (...)

Providing intimate insight into life in a French château, this volume takes readers on an insider's tour of the Château du Lude, a private residence that features its original decorative interiors.Nestled in the idyllic Loire Valley, the Château du Lude is one of the most historic châteaus in (...)

Of all the threats faced by the Royal Navy during the first years of the twentieth century, the one which stood out was the risk to Britain's sea lines of communication posed by France's armoured cruisers. Fast, well-armed and well-protected, these ships could have evaded any attempted blockade of (...)

Entre obras maestras populares y artistas poco conocidos, este libro despliega nueve siglos de historia de la pintura francesa. Contiene más de 450 obras que muestran frescos medievales, iluminaciones góticas, retratos renacentistas, pinturas clásicas o románticas, pero también obras de arte (...)

Con más de 450 obras, este volumen trata de las corrientes y agrupaciones más importantes de la pintura francesa desde mediados del siglo XIX hasta los primeros años del XX: naturalismo, realismo, impresionismo, postimpresionismo, simbolismo o Nabis. Este desarrollo se ilustra en las pinturas más (...)

A captivating journey through off-the-beaten-path French wine country with 100 simple yet exquisite recipes, 150 sumptuous photographs, and stories inspired by life in a small village. Francophiles, this book is pure Gallic food porn. The Wall Street JournalReaders everywhere fell in love with (...)

French Armies of the Thirty Years' War presents the development of the French Army, one of the first standing armies in Europe, from 1617 to 1648. It shows how Louis XIII and Richelieu exploited the complex legacy of the Wars of Religion to the benefit of both the Crown and the Country.The Three (...)

French carrier aviation traces its origins to the Foudre, a highly original ship initially designed to carry torpedo boats into action but later converted into a seaplane carrier. During the First World War this was supplemented by a number of merchant ships requisitioned to support aircraft and (...)