Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly ...

She was the woman in the floppy jungle hat, standing in front of a Hiller 360 helicopter—young, with a confident smile, ...

A few days ago, a remnant of the French far-right dreamers of a “French Algeria,” revolted against journalist and historian ...

This policy was advisable, moreover, in order to liberate as much man power as possible to repair the damage done by the invading armies in four years of war. During this period the French army did ...

This talk, based on extensive research in Cambodian, French, and Vietnamese archives and libraries, focuses on a neglected part of the First Indochina War (1945-54), the struggle for the southern ...