Category Archives: French History

Review: A Line in the Sand: Britain, France and the Struggle That Shaped the Middle East, by James Barr

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

The Blurb In 1916, in the middle of the First World War, two men secretly agreed to divide the Middle East between them. Sir Mark Sykes was a visionary politician; François Georges-Picot a diplomat with a grudge. The deal they … Continue reading →

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Review: Paris was Yesterday, Janet Flanner

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

From the back of the book: In 1925 Janet Flanner began dispatching her famous New Yorker ‘Letters from Paris’, from which most of the pieces in this collection are drawn. I read this book as I wanted to get some … Continue reading →

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The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

This book uses the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 as an opportunity to survey the crime scene of Paris 1896-1914. They look at the theft and then police techniques, notorious criminals, and famous cases. One error in the … Continue reading →

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