Good books on French Navy and french officers?

[nilliom]

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]

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-...rench+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-...ds=french+navy
• http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Pol...ds=french+navy
• http://www.amazon.com/French-Warship...ds=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]

Thanks for your input :)

[7eat51]

Thanks for the resources, Daniel.

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

[nilliom]

Thanks

[7eat51]

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]

<- *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]

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]

Ok thanks