The history of the rise and fall of united Germany, which lasted only 75 years from its establishment by Bismark in 1870. The author not only analyzes the political structures and foreign, social and economic policies of successive governments, but also examines the individuals who dominated. (c.1 - c.3 printed 1981, ISBN : 0192851012 c.4 printed 1978, ISBN : 0198221134)
Contents : Cochinchina in 1859 / by Pierre Barrelon Saigon / by Pierre Barrelon An eight day embassy to Hue (Kingdom of Annam) / by Brossard de Corbigny The ancient monuments of the Chams / by Charles Lemire Hanoi, the recent transformations of Tonkin's capital / by Gaston Cahen Originally published in: Tour du Monde. Between 1860 et 1907
1945: the most significant year in the modern history of Vietnam. One thousand years of dynastic politics and monarchist ideology came to an end. Eight decades of French rule lay shattered. Five years of Japanese military occupation ceased. Allied leaders determined that Chinese troops in the north of Indochina and British troops in the South would receive the Japanese surrender. Ho Chi Minh pr…
Presents a reassessment of the German history. This work deals with the period of nationalism and imperialism, from the abortive attempt of popular forces to find a liberal national state and Bismarck's German unification through the Prussian military monarchy to the expansionist programs of the age of William II and Hitler's world conquest.
Contents Volume VII : Civil history of the Royal Navy, 1857 - 1900 to List of H.M. Ships Lost, etc., 1857 - 1900