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Alain Decaux raconte l'histoire de France (Hors collection)
Le best-seller incontournable d'Alain Decaux dans une nouvelle édition entièrement remaniée (nouvelle iconographie et nouvelle maquette)et complétée jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Une histoire de France pour tous, indispensable à toutes les familles.
" L'histoire que je vous propose ne ressemble à aucune autre, parce qu'elle est celle de cette France où vous habitez et où probablement vous passerez votre vie. De cette France qui a grandi, pendant des milliers d'années, au travers d'aventures si extraordinaires qu'elles laissent bien en arrière celles que l'on imagine pour vous à la télévision et au cinéma.
" Ce livre veut avant tout faire rêver sur les hommes et les femmes qui ont construit la France. Il est composé d'histoires qui, ajoutées les unes aux autres, font l'Histoire. "
Alain Decaux,
de l'Académie française
Nouvelle édition entièrement remaniée du best-seller incontournable d'Alain Decaux.
" L'histoire que je vous propose ne ressemble à aucune autre, parce qu'elle est celle de cette France où vous habitez et où probablement vous passerez votre vie. De cette France qui a grandi, pendant des milliers d'années, au travers d'aventures si extraordinaires qu'elles laissent bien en arrière celles que l'on imagine pour vous à la télévision et au cinéma.
" Ce livre veut avant tout faire rêver sur les hommes et les femmes qui ont construit la France. Il est composé d'histoires qui, ajoutées les unes aux autres, font l'Histoire. "
Alain Decaux,
de l'Académie française
Nouvelle édition entièrement remaniée du best-seller incontournable d'Alain Decaux.
395 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2015
About the author
Alain Decaux
175 books4 followersAlain 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.
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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