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Posted by admin on November 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A French news website has had its premises burgled for the second time this year, in the latest in a series of incidents that have prompted media organisations to accuse the French state of spying on reporters. Read More
Posted by admin on August 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
After the conclusion of the armistice with France, the Germans held approximately 120,000 non-white soldiers from the French colonies in France’s Occupied Zone. Based on new research in French and German archives, this article argues that the treatment of these prisoners by the Germans was less harsh than is often assumed and that being held [...]
Filed under French History · Tagged with 1940, Armistice, Article Argues That, Colonial Soldiers, Conclusion, Disillusionment, France, French Colonies, French State, German Archives, German Prisoner, germans, Occupied Zone, Pow, Pows, Prisoner Of War, Prisoner Of War Camps, Prisoners, Vichy Authorities
Posted by admin on August 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A lawyer for the families of several victims of the 2009 crash of Air France flight 447 says he will file a negligence suit against the French state for failing to register incidents involving airspeed monitors as required by the European Commission. Read More
Filed under French News · Tagged with Air Crash, Air Flight, air france, Air France Crash, Air France Flight, Airspeed, Crash Victims, European Commission, French State, Lawyer, Negligence Suit, Register
Posted by admin on May 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
French food rationing was more stringent than that of any other Occupied country in Western Europe in the Second World War, and the nation’s resulting aversion to a regime that controlled rations and prices would increase the difficulties of post-war governments. This article investigates the role of French state management in wartime food shortages, assessing [...]
Filed under French History · Tagged with Aversion, Diversion, Food Rationing, Food Shortages, Food Supply, France 1940, French Consumers, french food, French Policy, French State, German Occupation Authorities, Hostility, Inequities, Interference, Malnourishment, Post War, Rations, Second World War, State Management, Western Europe