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La Grande Guerre 14-18
French Resources selected by our staff for your study in this
Centenary year of Remembrance of the First World War
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Reference Books
World War 1 : The Australian Experience
1914-1918 l’encyclopédie de la Grande Guerre
Publisher: Flammarion
$81.95
This large format French language
hardcover book is an amazing
collection of information about
the First World War 1914-1918.
Published late in 2013, it is richly
illustrated as a visual encyclopedia
with a chronologie year by year.
From the skirmishes in the Far
East to the European battle fields,
this volume is accessible to all ages.
It includes documents from those who lived this war and
their personal reports.
Le Larousse de la Grande Guerre
Publisher: Larousse
$95.00
A large format hardcover book
documenting and illustrating the
“Grand Guerre” chronologically...
the lead up to the war and the
events of the war. The chapters
begin with the Balkins War in
October 1912... and 479 pages
later, the book concludes with the
outcomes of the war 1928.
Dictionnaire de la Grande Guerre : Larousse
Collection à Présent
Publisher: Larousse
$59.95
Set as an alphabetical dictionary,
this paperback provides an aspect of
every imaginable topic from the First
World War - biographies of famous
people such as Clemenceau or Lloyd
George, the battles such as Verdun
or the Somme. Written through the
contributions of 15 historians, this
collection of 250 paragraphs, provides
a complete and original panorama of
WW1.
État de Guerre : l’année 1914 à travers les
publications
Publisher: La Documentation Française
$68.95
In August 1914, France and other European powers go
to war. Thinking this struggle would be short, the end
$19.95
From the series “Defending
Australia”, this book (in English)
tells the story of how Australia
unquestioningly entered a conflict on the opposite side of the
world. It is a good introductory
title, covering France, Turkey,
Middle East and the other campaigns which saw young Australians deployed throughout the
world.
of the year saw the western front advancing and the
“Grande Guerre” was only just beginning.
Between legal and historical documents extracted from
official journals, this collection of articles from political, literary, scientific and anonymous contributors has
created this book which plunges the reader back into the
atmosphere of this period.
Five historians who are specialised in the First World
War, interpret these texts with
their experience and perspective.
In French language - richly illustrated with authentic documents,
photographs and maps.
Chapters are broken into double
page themed units making the
book far more accessible to the
reader.
A new book in 2013 published to
commemorate the Centenary of WW1 in 2014.
Apocalypse - la 1ère guerre mondiale Docu
Jeunesse F
Publisher: Flammarion
“En août 1914, éclatait le premier
conflit mondial qui sera l’un des
plus dévastateurs de l’histoire de
l’humanité."
This new title, divided into the
sections "Furie / Peur / Enfer
/ Rage / Délivrance", provides
a resource with historical
information and background on
the Great War.
$TBA
La Grand Guerre CDROM & Book
Collection Trait d’union E-Book/Digital/
USB/CD-ROM
Publisher: SCEREN
$55.95
A CDROM (PC and Mac) and
book set in French for senior
secondary and university level
students.
In the Collection Trait d’Union
Histoire this resource provides
many thought provoking documents and further references.
The chapters of the book are
documented with the same
themes on the CDROM and
provide pictorial and other authentic documents as well
as further PDF formats for exploitation of the topics.
(While stocks last)
La Première Guerre Mondiale DVD + Livret
Collection Dévédoc Histoire
Publisher: SCEREN - CNDP
$73.95
This DVD in the series Dévédoc
Histoire approaches the large
issues of World War 1, in all its
dimensions : military, political,
economic, social and cultural.
There are 32 segments of 2 to
18 minutes with maps, archives,
visits to memorial sites, reenactments, analysis of images,
portraits of those involved both
famous and unknown and features by historians Antoine Prost
and Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau.
This DVD is organised by five segments “rubriques” :
- Chronologie
- Lieux de guerre
- Acteurs
Publisher: Ouest France
$15.95
An A4 format softcover book
telling the story of the soldiers of
La Grande Guerre : through their
enemies, uniforms, weapons and
equipment.
Many photos and authentic documents are used to illustrate this
historical account.
Journals, Letters, Personal
La Grande Guerre expliquée à mon petit-fils
Publisher: Seuil
In this wonderful series of paperbacks where difficult issues are
explained simply to young people, this book tries to explain the
horrendous nature of WW1.
What is a trench? How did the
soldiers live and die? What did
the women do?
These and many other simple
questions make this novel good
reading for upper secondary
level students who are trying to
get a grip on the “Great War”.
$17.95
Infirmière pendant la Premiere Guerre
mondiale ( Journal de G. Darfeuil) - serie
Mon histoire
Publisher: Gallimard
$23.95
The Mon Histoire collection is an
excellent series for demonstrating
text types to senior students and
of course this one is particularly
pertinent with the centenary of the
outbreak of World War 1.
Themes: adolescence, France,
mourning, WW1, journal.
Le Journal d’ Adèle 1914-1918
- Des sociétés bouleversées ?
- Représentations et analyses
PAL DVD all zones including an accompanying Teacher’s pedagogical booklet.
(While stocks last)
Les 100 mots de la Grande Guerre
Publisher: PUF
Soldats de la première guerre mondiale :
uniformes, armes, matériels
$19.95
From 100 key words, Loez explains the
multiple layers of WW1... from A to Z
for “zeppelin”. He highlights the issuesdebated while creating a knowledgable,
historical background through which he
discusses the questions still being raised
today.
Word after word, he tells of the beginnings of the war and its causes, how
the conflict developed, the principal players, life of the
soldiers on the front line and of life of the civilians and
the impression felt by the war and its ongoing memory.
Publisher: Livre de poche
$13.95
30th July 1914... Adèle begins her
journal in the book she received for
Christmas. Living in Burgundy, her
life is ruled by the news from the
front, the hunger of the people, the
mutilation of the soldiers and their
death...”le récit poignant d’une jeune
fille sensible et courageuse prise dans
la grande tourment de la Première
Guerre mondiale”
If the genre of diary writing/journal
is of interest on this theme, see also the diary of nurse
“Infermière pendant la Première Guerre mondiale”..
the diary of Geneviève Darfeuil ISBN 9782070645886
(above)
Paroles de poilus - Lettres et carnets du front
(1914-1918)
$9.95
The reader will be greatly moved by
these short letters and extracts from
soldiers at the front written home.
Through these documents, the daily
horror and fear of the soldiers is described in various ways...
”Voilà six mois bientôt qu’on traîne cette
misérable existence qui n’a plus rien
d’humain”
Carnet de poilu - Leur vie racontée aux
enfants par Renefer
Publisher: Albin Michel
$32.95
This is a small facsimile edition of the carnet produced
by Renefer (French illustrator, painter and engraver )
during la Grande Guerre for his eight year old daughter. In words and illustrations it tells the story of life
behind the lines for the ordinary French soldier. It also
has an author biography and reproductions of some of
Renefer’s best known paintings.
Goddamn this War!
Varlot Soldat - by Jacques Tardi, Didier Daeninckx is
a bleak, black and white BD which tells of the second
battle of Aisnes or La bataille du Chemin des Dames
27 April 1917. Three French soldiers were summarily
court marshalled and shot for
refusing to fight - the black and
white drawings perfectly mirror
Vardot’s feelings of despair in
the aftermath. The horror of the
trenches and the field hospitals
is more palpable with these
evocative sketches than any
photograph. The text is relatively
simple and thus accessible to
young adults.
See the sequel “Le der des ders”
First published in 1999 it has become a modern classic.
Le der des ders
Publisher: Casterman
$TBA
This title follows from Varlot
Soldat. Varlot has become a private detective following the war,
and in 1920 becomes involved
in a case which Tardi uses to
expose even more little-known
aspects of WW1.
This is the adaptation from Daeninckx’s title.
Publisher: Arte
$39.95
“Goddamn This War!” includes an
extensive year-by-year historical text
section written by Tardi’s frequent
World War I research helpmate, the
historian and collector Jean-Pierre
Verney, including dozens of stunning
rare photographs and visual documents from his personal collection.
Also available in French “Putain de
Guerre”.
Putain de Guerre ! Tome 1 :
1914, 1915, 1916
Putain de Guerre ! Tome 2 :
1917, 1918, 1919
Publisher: Casterman
$28.95
La Grande Guerre : Le premier jour de la
bataille de la Somme reconstitué heure par
heure par Joe Sacco
Bandes dessinées
(English translation of “Putain de Guerre”)
Varlot Soldat
$TBA
Volumes 1 and 2 of this well known
book by Tardi on the “Grande Guerre”.
His pacifist ideals in this “bande
dessinée” series spell out the horrors
of the First World War.
A classic!
$59.95
The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest
battles of WW1. This book - cartoon genre with folding
pages - reconstitutes the battle through a 24-foot-long,
black-and-white folding panorama.
The French edition of the accompanying booklet is in
French and German and details an hour by hour account of the day in 2016 and how the battle unfolded.
There is an English edition of this graphic novel.
Zappe la guerre - 1914-1918 la première des
guerres, Pef.
La Première Guerre mondiale - Les Yeux de
la Découverte
Publisher: Rue du Monde
Publisher: Gallimard
$TBA
A book blending the past with today
- an unusual confrontation of the
ghosts of the past (literally) condemning war and the glorification
of war.
As well as the confronting and style
of the Pef illustrations, authentic
documents combine to transmit the
message to the reader.
Almost a science-fiction... for readers from 10 years old.
For younger readers
Lulu et la Grande Guerre
Publisher: Ecole des Loisirs
Saint Julien, a French village in 1914 and the story of
little Lucienne who is preparing the village festival
when the whole atmosphere of her world is thrown
upside down.
Saint Julien, village français, le
1er août 1914. Comme tous ses
habitants, la petite Lucienne
prépare la fête du village.
Mais voilà tout à coup que
l’atmosphère change. Il se passe des
choses bizarres. Le curé et le maire
traversent la place à grands pas,
le visage sombre. Et soudain, le
clocher de l’église se met à sonner le
tocsin.
Charles, le frère de Lucienne, a vingt-deux ans. Il vient
de finir ses trois années de service militaire. “Je vais
devoir partir, ma Lulu. Je vais aller me battre contre les
Allemands”, dit-il à sa sœur.
La Première Guerre mondiale
Publisher: Aedis Editions $7.95
A fold-out A5 size brochure “Petite
Guide” in French which makes an
excellent introductory guide to the
First World War for students at an
intermediate level.. It provides a
chronology, famous people, information about famous battles, the new
weapons and the pre- and post-war
political situation.
$34.95
An excellent hardcover book in the
Gallimard Jeunesse series “Les yeux
de la découverte”.
The chapters are quite short - mostly a double page - and provide a
really good summary of the war
and those involved in it. Illustrations are authentic.
The Promise - The Town That Never Forgets
Bilingual French/English
Publisher: One Day Hill
$25.00
The Promise : The Town that Never Forgets - N’oublions
jamais l’Australie by well-known broadcaster Derek
Guille has a special poignancy on a personal note.
Those touched by the Black
Saturday bushfires will also
find a connection.
If you want to know more
about Australia’s relationship
with Villers-Bretonneux you
will not be disappointed in
this bilingual edition illustrated by Kaff-eine.
DVDs
1ère Guerre mondiale 1914-1918
A double DVD set - Zone 2 - in French - 4h20min.
B/W.$42.95
La Grande Guerre - Chroniques du XXe
siècle
Five DVD set of 250 minutes. Authentic footage. $69.95
La Grande Guerre 1914-1918
TF1 double DVD set. Six hours of archive footage remastered in colour.
$29.95
L'héroique cinématographe...
Comment filmer la Grande Guerre? Series “Films en
classe” from SCEREN. With 32 page booklet. $29.95
La Première Guerre Mondiale : Series Questions
réponses 8/10 ans
Publisher: Nathan
$14.95
This full-colour hard-cover book
answers many questions for children and young teens on the theme
of the First World War.
In a question / answer format, the
book is easily introduced to students and children and introducesthe basic history of the war and the
people at the time of war.
This brochure has been prepared by Jillian Symons for your
information.
None of the titles have been written for “French as foreign language” students, but in many cases, the authentic documents
and photographs are considered informative and useful for
Australian students.
The DVDs are all from France and there is no guarantee they
will play on an Australian zoned DVD player.
Ver. 2: 6 August 2014

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