Introduction : the seeds of treachery -- The war in the wilderness -- Shattered glory -- The treacherous alliance -- "So many spies in our midst" -- The French invasion -- Winners and losers -- The ...

IN the first days of September 1939, in every village of France, the women gazed at the corn stacks, stretching in neat rows across the distant fields. And in each woman’s mind was the same thought: ...

It is 2050, and society is divided into an archipelago of community-based alternative reality zones. The French armed forces are tasked with “securing reality” in the face of an adversary capable of ...

In 1939, anticipating the German invasion of Paris in World War II, designer Coco Chanel closed up shop. "This is no time for fashion," she said. And, to put it delicately, she shacked up at the Ritz ...

In March 1954, French troops were in northern Vietnam for what commanders thought would be a decisive blow against the Viet Minh. By May, after weeks of brutal fighting, French forces surrendered, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Richelieu has a unique distinction of being in the service of both Axis and Allied forces in World War II, yet never sank an enemy ship. From the year 1066 with the ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Francoise Demulder, a celebrated French photojournalist who was the first woman to win the World Press Photo of the Year award, has died, the French Culture Ministry said on Thursday ...