Le grand livre de l'histoire de France expliqué à tous

by Various

L’Histoire de France est jalonnée de longues époques et d’autant de grands événements et bouleversements politiques, sociaux, économiques qui ont fait la diversité et la richesse de son patrimoine. Depuis le paléolithique jusqu’à la Ve République instaurée par de Gaulle, ce livre relate plus de 3 millions d’années d’existence. Retraçant entre autres la période gallo-romaine, le siècle des Lumières, la Révolution française, les années 1930 ou encore les guerres mondiales, voici un panorama de l’Histoire de France.

299 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 29, 2013

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Reviews

[Noah Goats · Rating 2 out of 5]

The biggest problem with this book is the fact that it skips over some major events and gives space to events of lesser importance. The first 20,000 years of french history (and pre-history) are crammed into the first half, and the past 150 years are all the rest. The battle of Bir Hakeim gets a whole chapter and the reign of Louie IX gets literally nothing (despite the fact that it was long, interesting, and important).

It's also peppered with advertisements for other books, which is annoying.

It also seems a bit sloppy (eg confusing Jean sans Peur with Jean sans Terre), and its organization is uneven. It sometimes artlessly jumps from one thing to another.

But if you want to learn some French history while learning the French language, this book will do the job at a fairly basic level for both.