Philippe Masson

Comment Hitler, stratège autodidacte, a-t-il pu tenir cinq longues années face à la plus grande coalition militaire jamais assemblée dans l'histoire du monde ? Issu de la société civile puis simple consultant durant la Première Guerre mondiale, Hitler a appris sur le tas l'art miliaire. Intuitif, apôtre de la guerre éclair, sa rapidité d'action lui donne la possibilité de se défaire de l'armée française en seulement six semaines, durant le printemps 1940. L'Allemagne du Führer va ensuite déployer ses troupes partout en Europe. Rien ne lui résiste, jusqu'au revers décisif de Stalingrad en février 1943. …

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Le principe de la collection Folio biographies est de présenter à un large public en format de poche la vie de personnages célèbres : écrivains, philosophes, peintres, musiciens, cinéastes, savants, personnages historiques…

He was born in Cologne, but it was in Paris that Jacques Offenbach achieved fame. A special feature of this 30-CD collection are star-studded recordings in both French and German of his most celebrated operettas – works that overflow with joie de vivre and satirical wit – and of Les Contes d’Hoffmann, an opera that daringly fuses fantasy, comedy and tragedy. It also includes irresistibly stylish performances of such tempting rarities as Les Brigands, Pomme d’Api, Monsieur Choufleuri and Mesdames de la Halle.

In the early 70's the young French Prog scenario was full of competent bands that were being listened in and outside their country, and while most of them ascribed to the "French Theatric Symphonic", early Pulsar decided to re-create the sound of Pink Floyd with that unique Gaulish sound with a lineup of competent musicians formed by Jacques Roman (organ, piano, synth), Victor Bosch (drums, percussion), Gilbert Gandil (guitar, vocals) and Philippe Roman (bass), but something was missing so they recruited the flutist and string musician Roland Richard.
Their 1975 debut "Pollen", was acclaimed by most critics (despite the economic failure in the UK), who saw them as a breeze of fresh air, because they didn't limit themselves to copy a style, but added some Symphonic touches that gave them a special flavor…