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French History – World War I bis Posted by on Nov 27, 2018

Last week I shared a short excerpt from the Bulletin de Lille, a biweekly paper printed under the direction of the German Command in Lille. I love how the exchange illustrates the delicate dance between occupied and occupier that can arise in such situations. This week we look at a another except that highlights another…

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French History – WWI and the Occupation Posted by on Nov 20, 2018

Last week the world celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended la Grande Guerre which ravaged Europe from 1914 – 1918*. As a young man living in France, I heard much more about la deuxième Guerre Mondiale since my host parents had lived under that occupation**, but the recent anniversary got me thinking about that previous…

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“Ze” Top 50 Largest Cities of France Posted by on Sep 19, 2013

Not only will we get to know the Top 50 Largest Cities of France in terms of population, we will also go through lots of past articles published here on French Blog which either covered these cities and regions in detail, or at least mentioned une chose ou deux (a thing or two) that you might find interesting about…

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France 2 – Ukraine 0 – Allez les Bleus! Posted by on Jun 17, 2012

Despite the unbelievably heavy pluies (rains) that flooded the stadium at first, La France has put on a great show and won 2-0 against l’Ukraine, the co-host of the Euro 2012! We hope les Bleus will achieve another great performance in two days against la Suède. In the meantime, let’s resume our “Meet the French Squad” tour…

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