The 5th Paris Military History Book Fair

Name: Le 5e salon parisien du livre d’histoire militaire
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Musée de l'Armée

Presence of writers and publishers, signings and sales of books on site

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

Partners of the Museum
The Centre de Doctrine et d'Enseignement du Commandement (CDEC) will meet you during the weekend of the European Heritage Days to meet military and civilian authors in the Turenne room usually closed to the public.
From great historical figures to recent operations, the Army Military History Book Fair highlights soldiers' commitment to the great challenges they face. This year, the Second World War will be addressed to commemorate the battles of 1942 of the Free French Forces. Biographies, comics and novels… a wide selection will be offered to share with writers about the beautiful epics of our history.
Location: Turenne Room

À propos du lieu

Musée de l'Armée

129 rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris

Paris
Île-de-France

The Army Museum is a museum of military history, art and techniques, one of the largest in the world. The museum and the site of the Invalides in which it is inscribed bear witness to the military history of France. Through the military prism, the collections also bear witness to political, diplomatic and social history. The main courtyard, the churches, the prestigious collections of the Army Museum... So many spaces to discover to travel in history, from the Middle Ages to today, and meet the great men, but also the anonymous soldiers, who marked it. The museum occupies a large part of the Hôtel des Invalides built under Louis XIV under the responsibility of the Minister of War, the Marquis de Louvois, for"to receive and house all soldiers and officers who are both crippled, old and obsolete and to ensure there a sufficient fund for their subsistence". The buildings, whose construction began in 1671, on the plans of Liberal Bruant (1637-1697) welcome the first boarders in 1674\. The