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Fontanes gesammelte Aufzeichnungen seiner Reisen in das Böhmen nach dem großen Feldzug 1866. Er berichtet u.a. aus Prag, Podoll, Gitschin und Münchengrätz.

La 2-Chevaux est l'une de ces incroyables inventions françaises qui, de 1948 à 1990, ont captivé l'imagination des acheteurs du monde entier. La voiture s'est vendue en Europe, en Afrique, en Amérique du Sud et au Moyen-Orient, tout en présentant quelque 35 films et 18 timbres-poste. Peu...

It is an icon, undoubtedly the best known, of the history of the hexagonal automobile. Popularized by his commercial success, but also by his political career with General de Gaulle, by his film career. The Citroën DS has marked the lives of many French, who are not close to forget these aerodynamic...

Lorsque la Première Guerre mondiale a commencé en juin 1914, le cheval était le principal moyen de transporter des fournitures, l'équipement et les troupes. La guerre a aidé à changer cela. En 1916, les Britanniques et les Français ont donné l'exemple d'un véhicule solide et...

Attirant une population éclectique et de plus en plus féminine, le deux-roues motorisé rencontre un certain succès en France, et notamment en milieu urbain où il représente l’alternative idéale aux embouteillages et aux transports en commun. La demande pour eux est plus élevée que dans...

La Renault 4 rapidement surnommée 4L - L pour luxe ! a été produite de 1961-1992 et jouit désormais d’un statut culte. La Renault 4, inventé en 1956 par Pierre Dreyfus, qui souhaitait produire une voiture polyvalente et bon marché, à vocation mondiale, capable de répondre aux évolutions...

Jules César (Edition Intégrale - Version Entièrement Illustrée) *Inclus une courte biographie de William Shakespeare Descriptif : Jules César est une tragédie de William Shakespeare,elle relate la conspiration contre Jules César, son assassinat et ses conséquences. Extrait : Sa mort...

Around the world it is estimated that 130 million bicycles are sold every year, making the trusty bike our favourite mode of transport whether we are commuting to work or cycling for pleasure. Bikes come in all shapes and sizes, from the most basic, least expensive models to the most sophisticated...

The Das Reich Division was the most infamous units of the Waffen-SS. Hitler's Schutzstaffel (SS) units were originally paramilitary formations raised to protect the members of the Nazi party, and the Waffen-SS (the armed SS) was founded in 1934 as the SS-Verfügungstruppe. In 1939 the SS-Verfügungstruppe...

In Defending South Carolina's Coast: The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River, area native Rick Simmons relates the often overlooked stories of the upper South Carolina coast during the Civil War. As a base of operations for more than three thousand troops early in the war and the site of more than...

More than 250 years ago, near the border where the Carolina colony was divided into north and south, Catawba Indians welcomed the first white settlers to the riverbank at the Nation Ford, and the seeds of a town were sown. Since that time, the area that would become Fort Mill Township has persevered...

Originally published in 1931. A well illustrated history of the British Motor Cycle Industry. Detailed chapters include: The Era of the Pioneers – The Era of Financial Adventurers – The Era of the Motor Tricycle – The Era of the Motor Bicycle. Many of the earliest motoring books, particularly...

Virginia's Shenandoah Valley was known as the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" due to its ample harvests and transportation centers, its role as an avenue of invasion into the North and its capacity to serve as a diversionary theater of war. The region became a magnet for both Union and Confederate armies...

Just as the Anglo-Canadian forces in the east found it difficult to advance beyond Caen after D-Day, so the US First Army laboured to advance through the Norman bocage country in the west. The lethal struggle that developed there was a defining episode in the Normandy campaign, and this photographic...