France

  • (noun): A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe.
    Synonyms: French Republic
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Anti-Comintern Pact - Formation of "Axis Powers"
... own expansionism furthered the distance between Italy and the United Kingdom, as well as France ... Nevertheless, Britain and France hashed out a secret agreement with Italy to give her two-thirds of Ethiopia, the Hoare-Laval Pact ... When this information was leaked to the public in Britain and France, their governments were mired in scandal and the British Foreign Secretary, Samuel Hoare, was forced to resign ...
Military History Of The United Kingdom During World War II - The War At Sea - Battle of The Atlantic - First 'Happy Time'
... With the fall of France in spring 1940, ports such as Brest, France were quickly turned into large submarine bases from which British trade could be attacked ... The period between the fall of France and the British containment of the threat was referred to as the first happy time by the U Boat commanders ...
1931 Five Nations Championship - Results
1931-01-01 France 3–0 Ireland Paris 1931-01-17 England 11–11 Wales London 1931-01-24 Scotland 6–4 France Edinburgh 1931-02-07 Wales 13–8 Scotland ...
Military History Of Italy During World War II - Italy Enters The War: June 1940
... See also Fall of France and Italian invasion of France On 10 June 1940, as the French government fled to Bordeaux before the German invasion, declaring Paris an open city, Mussolini felt the conflict would soon ... Marshal Badoglio About Mussolini's declaration of war in France, President Franklin D ...
List Of Historical Novels - France
... series by Anne Serge Golon (Mid-17th century France during Louis XIV) The d'Artagnan romances, including the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The ...

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    The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American. It is more fun for an intelligent person to live in an intelligent country. France has the only two things toward which we drift as we grow older—intelligence and good manners.
    F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)

    If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.
    Albert Einstein (1879–1955)