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nilliom
03-19-2014, 10:52
From what i see there are a lot of books on famous officers of the british, but i have found none on the famous french.officers .

Do you know of any?

Thanks

Berthier
03-20-2014, 00:27
Hi Stephane
There is very little in English on the French point of view and personalities. I've listed a few books below but most are general coverages, in French (which probably isnt an issue for you, but is for me!)

Suffren http://www.amazon.com/Admiral-Satan-Campaigns-Suffren-Scourge/dp/185043686X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395294911&sr=1-4&keywords=french+admirals

On officers of the French navy of the period
Six (Georges) : Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l’Empire, Paris, Librairie Historique et Nobiliaire Georges Saffroy, 1934. It has been reprinted but hard to find

Others


Contre-amiral Granier (Hubert) Histoire des marins français (1789-1815), Marine Éditions, Nantes, 1998
Thomazi (Auguste) : Les Marins de Napoléon, Tallandier, Paris 1978.
Comte Pouget : la vie et les campagnes du vice-amiral comte Martin, Paris, 1852.
http://www.amazon.com/Age-Ship-Line-British-1650-1815/dp/080321930X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395295569&sr=1-1&keywords=french+navy
http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Political-Conflict-French-1789-1794/dp/0521893755/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395295569&sr=1-8&keywords=french+navy
http://www.amazon.com/French-Warship-Crews-1789-1805-Revolution/dp/184176745X/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395295665&sr=1-18&keywords=french+navy
and here is a site with further references to French language sources http://troisponts.wordpress.com/bibliographie/


If you are fluent in French then I suggest checking out the French Naval Museum sites and see if they have a shop that may have what you are looking for.

http://www.musee-marine.fr/paris

nilliom
03-20-2014, 07:38
Thanks for your input :)

7eat51
03-20-2014, 12:56
Thanks for the resources, Daniel.

Stephane, here are a couple I have, so if you need anything from them, please let me know:

9424

9425

nilliom
03-20-2014, 13:02
Thanks

7eat51
03-20-2014, 13:06
Stephane, I have access to a significant number of academic libraries and databases. If there is a specific title or person you desire info on, send me a PM and I will see what I can do.

csadn
03-20-2014, 19:22
<- *NOT* going to comment on the name of the author of the Seven Years' War book, nope, nope, not gonna do it, wouldn't be prudent at this juncture...

;)

Berthier
03-21-2014, 02:28
Stephane
I should have added that I have a copy (2 vol) of

Six (Georges) : Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l’Empire, Paris, Librairie Historique et Nobiliaire Georges Saffroy, 1934.
if you need anyone's entry scanned let me know

nilliom
03-22-2014, 05:36
Ok thanks