France
Lost
Generation
With an emphasis on the battle of the Somme, the information on this
large site – including history articles and a unique database of
the names of soldiers on World War I memorials in Britain – provides
an opportunity to turn those lost during the war into real people.
- The Celts
Who were the Celts – a people with a distinctive language and culture whom the Romans gradually pushed to the western fringe of Europe, or something more complicated and mysterious? - Charles de Gaulle
A concise biography of the French wartime leader and president of France, whose contradictory nature – and championing of France against all comers – made him more enemies than friends. - Children and war
The history of child warriors is a long and bloody one that extends from the youths of Sparta in the 1st millennium BC to the young people engaged in military activity around the world in the early years of the 21st century. - Combatant states: France
Facts and figures from the First World War. - Escape
to the Legion
This site about an experiment that challenged young men to endure a month of French Foreign Legion training contains a section on the history of this unique institution. - François Mitterand
The socialist French president from 1981 to 1995. - Georges ‘The Tiger’ Clemenceau
Prime minister who represented France at the Paris Peace Conference. - Henri-Philippe Pétain
World War I general who became infamous as France’s collaborationist premier. - Kings
and Conquerors
An investigation into the invasion of England, the battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest, as well as the motives, role and impact of William the Conqueror. - Lost
Generation
With an emphasis on the battle of the Somme, the information on this large site – including history articles and a unique database of the names of soldiers on World War I memorials in Britain – provides an opportunity to turn those lost during the war into real people. - Masters
of Darkness: Marquis de Sade
A free-thinking radical or depraved sex-mad monster? - Napoleon
Military genius and passionate lover, revolutionary and emperor, glorious leader or little dictator? - The Real Charlotte Grays
The story of the women who operated behind enemy lines as agents and couriers during World War II. - Time Traveller's Guide to Napoleon's Empire
All you need to know, from Napoleon's seizure of power in 1799 to his exile in 1815, plus background on the French Revolution. - Toulouse Lautrec: The full story
A quasi-biography of the artist, given as a series of interesting facts. - War
against Napoleon
The facts and figures about the wars fought between Britain and France during 1793-1815, plus the main players and an outline of the war of ideas. - World War II: A chronology
Every aspect of the conflict, including all the major events and personalities and all theatres of war, accompanied by links to relevant websites.
