History / Politics

From Wagner's birth to his death, the author traces his personal and musical journey, revealing the unique characteristics of his work. Each major period of his creative output is explored in a dedicated section, itself divided into chapters, each representing a significant milestone. The text is lively and engaging, punctuated with quotations. Its educational approach situates the artist within his historical and technical context.

Brother Luc, from the Tibhirine monastery, whose abduction and tragic end in 1996 are well known, had already experienced capture. It was on July 1, 1959, in the midst of the Algerian War. The armed men who had kidnapped him only released him five weeks later. In Algeria, against all expectations, the FLN took prisoners—military but also civilians.

"When we leave, we are just ordinary soldiers, sullen or cheerful, and when we arrive in the area where the front begins, we have become beasts?" Testimony of a simple German soldier in the First World War, from All Quiet on the Western Front, a pacifist novel

Every house has its secrets, but none guards them more jealously than the august residence of the Delorme family. With its sixty-seven locks and its vault where the mummified remains of a woman clutching a brick between her teeth lie, this veritable private bank has always kept its ill-gotten gains hidden from prying eyes.

This book offers: An overview of the greatest inventions in history. An introduction to the world of science, technology, and history for the general public. A critical and well-researched perspective on contemporary society. A reflection on the future.
Philosopher

The sheer number of books devoted to Hitler might suggest that this first French biography would offer few surprises to its reader. However, this is far from the truth, for François Delpla's work is radically innovative, both in its methodology and its sources. Until now, Hitler's personality had been obscured by the darkness of his crimes, and this darkness had been projected onto his every action, sparing historians the basic task of critical analysis.

A Free French Air Force pilot, Jacques Legrand, learns upon his return to Périgord that his father, a leader of the Resistance, has been assassinated. Could his murder have been carried out by those Arab soldiers wearing the Walfen-SS uniform? Has an incredible alliance been forged? He is indeed stunned to learn from Joseph Birenbaum, a survivor of the Auschwitz camp, that unsavory links exist between the Nazis and certain Islamist leaders.

In the memory of the French, Henry IV is the only king to have never fallen from grace. His death crowned him with an indestructible popularity, and his reign quickly became a melting pot of our history. The caustic Gascon who scorned fear, the man of action who eschewed idle chatter, the bon vivant, the man of the chicken in the pot, the Vert-Galant confident in his conquests: so many idealized images that Jean-Pierre Babelon readjusts without bias or indulgence.

Was Zola assassinated? Did Robespierre commit suicide? How did Agnès Sorel meet her death? Conspiracies, schemes, murders... Mysterious deaths abound throughout history. In this book, some fifteen exemplary cases are the subject of an original investigation, the gripping narrative of which keeps us on the edge of our seats. The author thus pedagogically conveys the current state of historical research on these topics.

Little known to the public, this book by Jean Markale attempts to demonstrate, through Celtic and even pre-Celtic myths, that the alignments of Carnac and those of Ireland, England, and Scotland are evidence of an ancient civilization. A civilization that preceded the Celts in these same lands, originating from what was once an extension of Heligoland. He dissects Plato's myth and seeks correspondences, stripping away all the superfluous elements of a novel.