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Dosarele secrete ale secolului XX

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436 pages, Hardcover

First published February 10, 1983

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Alain Decaux

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Alain Decaux was born on 23 July 1925 in Lille, France. A historian by profession, he was elected to the Académie française on 15 February 1979.

As a child, he goes to school in Wattignies. He then studied at the Lycée Faidherbe in Lille and then in Paris at the Lycee Janson -de- Sailly whereafter he joined the faculty of law. Very quickly, he became interested in history and took courses at the Sorbonne.

He published his first articles in 1946 and his second book "Letizia : Napoleon and his mother" was rewarded by the French Academy.

He was active on television for many years.

Meanwhile, he continues writing history books , plays and films. He was elected to the French Academy February 15, 1979; the same day as Henry Gouhier . He succeeds Jean Guéhenno 9th chair. He was received under the dome as they say in 1980 by André Roussin.

he was also a Delegate Minister to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Francophonie in the second Rocard government from June 1988 to May 1991.

On 1 June 2010 , he received in the premises of the UNESCO, the price of the Pierre Lafue Foundaion, for his complete work.

Alain Decaux is also founder and president of the Society of Friends of Alexandre Dumas, and a foreign member of the Romanian Academy.

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Profile Image for Dragos-Teodor Zaman.
26 reviews
March 5, 2025
Un mister nu este lipsa unui răspuns, ci puterea unei întrebări. Alain Decaux explorează marile enigme istorice – moartea lui Stalin, dispariția lui Martin Bormann, soarta reală a lui Hitler – dezvăluind un fir roșu: incertitudinea asupra morții unor figuri-cheie poate schimba istoria mai mult decât un adevăr cunoscut.

Un om „poate mort” devine mai influent decât unul dispărut cert. Simpla îndoială declanșează conspirații, amână decizii și alimentează teama. Dosarele secrete ale secolului XX nu oferă răspunsuri, ci rafinează arta îndoielii, arătând că uneori întrebările sunt mai puternice decât adevărul.
Profile Image for Stanculesc Mihaela.
17 reviews1 follower
November 22, 2024
“Trebuie să ai prudența să nu îți pui prietenii la incercare.”Mi-a plăcut foarte mult acest citat, nu știu cat la sută este realitate și câtă ficțiune este în această carte însă merită citită.
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537 reviews10 followers
October 8, 2019
Çiçero ve Mata Hari kısımları en dikkat çekici bölümler. Diğerleri bilemiyorum çok yüzeysel geldi.
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Profile Image for Mihai Chindris.
72 reviews80 followers
January 31, 2023
It does a deep dive into key events and characters of the 20th century, which are presented in the form of fictional files. I like the way it is structured and researched and how it provides readers with a broad picture of controversial and mysterious events of that point in history.

Some may say that particular info is presented in a subjective or exaggerated manner and some may argue that particular files are more interesting than others, so there might be variations in the quality of the presented material.

Overall, it offers readers many insights at what happened a century ago, although it has certain limitations and shortcomings.
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