Caesar Imperator
A popular biography in which Max Gallo explores with his usual talent and passion this fascinating and ambitious man, his love and sensual pleasure as well as thirst of power and glory.
Max Gallo
1914-1918
1914 & 1918: two crucial years during which the fate of the World was played out In 14 as in 18, the Germans are less than sixty kilometers from Paris. Each time, the patriotism and the ...
Max Gallo
Victor Hugo
A MASTERLY BIOGRAPHY Victor Hugo is a great, immense writer. The entire world knows him. But what do we know of the man, the spouse, the lover? And firstly of the child, torn between his father ...
Max Gallo
1917 – A Russian Passion
The Russian Revolution as has never been told before At the end of December 1916, Rasputin had issued this warning to Tsar Nicolas II: “Not one member of your family will live longer than ...
Max Gallo
French Revolution
Ten Years of Passion, Fever and Terror With French Revolution we experience the events from the inside. Much differently than in our childhood schoolbooks; a groundbreaking and founding narrative ...
Max Gallo
Henry IV
The terrible destiny of Henry the Fourth, the King they wanted dead. A gripping tale. He is the King of France and of Navarre who had hoped to overcome dissentions and permit Catholics and ...
Max Gallo
I, Charlemagne, Christian Emperor
The astonishing portrait of one of the « fathers of Europe » depicted through the eloquent writing of Max Gallo. When the time came to place his soul into the hands of the Lord, Charlemagne felt ...
Max Gallo
Richelieu
Max Gallo tells the true story of Richelieu, a legendary character and a great builder of French unity. Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu should never have become Cardinal. Devoted to a ...
Max Gallo
Louis XIV The Life of the Great King
He was king as soon as he turned five, and he reigned until he reached the age of seventy seven. He was admired and well liked. He pushed back the frontiers of France. He was without mercy with ...
Max Gallo
God Wills It
A vibrant chronicle that draw our attention upon historical recurrence Max Gallo, after Jesus, the Man who was God (more than 120,000 sold copies), drags us into the most novelized tale of one ...
Max Gallo
Machiavelli and Savonarola
At the turn of the 16th century the world is fascinated by the city of Florence. The Republic, under the rule of the Medici, is envied for its prosperity, its splendor but also its intrigues. Two ...
Max Gallo
Francis I
The renowned historian whose books consistently sell over 100,000 copies in France brings us a stunning new historical narrative. 25 January 1515. Francis I is crowned in St. Denis. As early as ...
Max Gallo
The Fall of the Roman Empire
With his concise and scintillating pen, Max Gallo guides us, along with Galla Placidia, the last roman Empress and Attila the Hun, through the very last glory days of the empire that had ...
Max Gallo
Genevieve of Paris
The Story of Saint Genevieve, the young woman who stood up against the Huns. 51. Gaul is under threat. Heading up a huge army, Attila has just destroyed Metz. Paris is on his path of invasion and ...
SERIE
Max Gallo
A History of the First World War
Volume 2 : 1918 : The Dreadful Victory
Following 1914, Max Gallo concludes his account of the First World War. The author recounts these terrible years sealed Europe’s future and the outcome of this conflict which changed the world ...
Max Gallo
Oblivion is Devil’s Play
For the first time, renowned historian Max Gallo reveals his life through an exceptional autobiography. This autobiography reads like a novel – a novel of initiation. A history book, a tale of ...
SERIE
Max Gallo
A History of World War II
Volume 5 : 1944-1945: The Triumph of Freedom
D-Day is close. Freedom is close. At least, this is what the French are hoping in January 1944. But the path to the fall of the Third Reich is still long. Max Gallo tells the story of this march ...
Max Gallo
Joan of Arc
On the occasion of the 600th anniversary of Joan of Arc’s birth in January 2012, Max Gallo tells the incredible and epic story of this extraordinary young woman. “Jeanne is a young woman barely ...
Max Gallo
Jesus, the Man who was God
All Max Gallo’s powers of bringing a story and all its subleties to life were needed to tell the tale of one of the greatest mysteries of the world: Jesus, man or God, God and man… On ...
Max Gallo
The Great War 1914-1918
For the 90th anniversary of the signing of the armistice of World War I, a commemorative album, a collection of exceptional archives, for the most part yet unpublished This exceptional album ...
SERIE
Max Gallo
Louis XIV
Volume 2 : L'Hiver du grand roi
The untold story of king Louis The Great Max Gallo takes us back to Louis XIV’s side, into his thoughts, to show us his humanity. He tells us all about the future king’s tormented ...
SERIE
Max Gallo
Victor Hugo
Volume 2 : Je serai celui-là !
The fascinating portrait of a major author of French literature, who because of his political slant and his controversial writings, was also a prominent 19th Century figure.
SERIE
Max Gallo
Blue, White and Red
Volume 1 : Mariella
The destiny of six families marked by conspiracies and threats going back to the dark days of September 1972 up until the end of the 20th Century.
Max Gallo
Victor Hugo
A MASTERLY BIOGRAPHY Victor Hugo is a great, immense writer. The entire world knows him. But what do we know of the man, the spouse, the lover? And firstly of the child, torn between his father ...
Max Gallo
Henry IV
The terrible destiny of Henry the Fourth, the King they wanted dead. A gripping tale. He is the King of France and of Navarre who had hoped to overcome dissentions and permit Catholics and ...
Max Gallo
I, Charlemagne, Christian Emperor
The astonishing portrait of one of the « fathers of Europe » depicted through the eloquent writing of Max Gallo. When the time came to place his soul into the hands of the Lord, Charlemagne felt ...
SERIE
José Frèches
Genghis Khan
Volume 2 : The Conqueror
The mysterious and fascinating destiny of Genghis Khan, the man who ruled over the greatest empire to ever have existed, stretching from Northern China to the borders of Europe. The conqueror ...
SERIE
José Frèches
Genghis Khan
Volume 1 : The Man Who Loved the Wind
The life of one of the biggest conqueror of all times. This Mongolian nomad reigned over a territory even greater than that of Alexander the Great. A history of flesh and blood in which the ...
Max Gallo
Richelieu
Max Gallo tells the true story of Richelieu, a legendary character and a great builder of French unity. Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu should never have become Cardinal. Devoted to a ...
Max Gallo
Louis XIV The Life of the Great King
He was king as soon as he turned five, and he reigned until he reached the age of seventy seven. He was admired and well liked. He pushed back the frontiers of France. He was without mercy with ...
Max Gallo
Machiavelli and Savonarola
At the turn of the 16th century the world is fascinated by the city of Florence. The Republic, under the rule of the Medici, is envied for its prosperity, its splendor but also its intrigues. Two ...
Catherine Hermary-Vieille
George Sand: The secret diary of a Lioness
An original and surprising look at the good Lady of Nohant through the inspired writing of Catherine Hermary-Vieille, who lends her words to George Sand in order to evoke her great loves, Chopin ...
Max Gallo
Francis I
The renowned historian whose books consistently sell over 100,000 copies in France brings us a stunning new historical narrative. 25 January 1515. Francis I is crowned in St. Denis. As early as ...
Max Gallo
Genevieve of Paris
The Story of Saint Genevieve, the young woman who stood up against the Huns. 51. Gaul is under threat. Heading up a huge army, Attila has just destroyed Metz. Paris is on his path of invasion and ...
Christine Pedotti
Jesus, the Unknown Man
Precise research combined with the tender insight of a woman of faith. For centuries, we have written about Jesus, his life, his encounters, his miracles… Yet, the more we know about him, the ...
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