Frankreich

Juni 1940: Hitlers Wehrmacht hat Frankreich besiegt. Die Gestapo fahndet nach Heinrich Mann und Lion Feuchtwanger, nach Hannah Arendt, Franz Werfel und...

Stefan Zweig schildert das Leben Marie Antoinettes von ihrer Kindheit in Österreich bis zu ihrer letzten Nacht in Versailles in Frankreich...

The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. From the perspective of half a century, it looks less like the last colonial war than the first postmodern one....

At the dawn of the 20th century, French newspapers used bicycle races as promotions to build readership. Until 1903 these were one-day events....

L'Histoire de France des origines à nos jours, racontée avec passion et humour ! Un champ de ruines, voilà ce que risquent de devenir vos connaissances en...

Das neue Hörbuch von Katja Eichinger über den Sehnsuchtsort Côte d'Azur. Ultramarinblaues Meer, weiße Strandpromenaden, Palmen, Mimosen und...

In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society....

From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court....

A celebration of 25 years of Provençal living - of lessons learned and changes observed - with his final book, Peter Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor....

In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover France’s origins and its prehistory, France’s relations with the Roman Empire, how the French survived the Middle Ages, the French Revolution and the impact it had on society....

This meticulously researched book reveals how the Revolution’s attack on tradition—from the Church to family structures—created a new order still felt today.

The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1970s....

In six weeks in 1940, France was overrun by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England....

"Das Bild der Kathedrale Notre Dame in Flammen ergriff und schockierte mich zutiefst. Ein Vermächtnis von unschätzbarem Wert lag vor...

The classic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy....

De 1851 à 1896, les Goncourt ont consigné dans des milliers de pages, leurs rencontres, leurs conversations et leurs voyages...

As nationalism and anti-immigration rhetoric surge in France (and elsewhere), The Shortest History of France presents a portrait of a nation whose politics and society have always been shaped by global forces.

Napoleon - schon der Name ist bis heute Inbegriff von Ruhm und historischer Größe. Nur selten in der Weltgeschichte hat ein Mensch in so...

Es sind unerhörte Episoden, die Ulrich Wickert aus Frankreichs Geschichte und Gegenwart zu erzählen weiß. Er spannt einen weiten historischen...

A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces.

Mont-Saint-Michel an der Küste der Normandie ist die wohl berühmteste Teilzeitinsel Europas, deren Insel-Status von den Gezeiten abhängt...