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This week in the War, 20–26 March 1944: Assault on the Glieres Plateau

This week in the war, on 26 March 1944, a powerful force of German troops and pro-Vichy ‘Milice’  launched an assault against the Free French maquisards, who were holding out on the Glières Plateau in the mountainous Haute-Savoie region of … Continue reading

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Vignette: The art of Jean-Pierre Gibrat—The Reprieve

La bande dessinée—loosely translated as ‘comic strip’—is a veritable institution throughout French-speaking Europe. Everyone in France (and many in North America) are familiar with the illustrated tales of Asterix the Gaul. Belgian examples include Tintin, the boy detective, and the cowboy, … Continue reading

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