Former commander of the 27th battalion of alpine hunters and of the action service of the DGSE, General Nicolas Le Nen has just published
Petites Mémoires d'Outre-Guerre
(Éditions du Rocher).
In this book, which oscillates between fiction and philosophy, he imagines meetings and post-mortem dialogues with personalities such as Hannibal, Charles de Gaulle, Napoleon, Clausewitz or even Jean Jaurès.
He reminds us that both war and epidemic are inescapable evils that we must have the courage to face in the face.
LE FIGARO.
- Are there invariants in war?
Nicolas LE NEN.
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In this book, I have chosen characters from all the eras of humanity: from Hannibal to a clandestine agent.
There is an eternity of war.
War is a matter of reason and human passions.
It is pegged to human nature and human societies.
It is an invariant of history.
Talking about the "peace dividends" was a science fiction phrase.
We must not be afraid of the
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