Pierre et Luce
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Pierre et Luce is a 1920 novel by the Nobel Prize-winning French author Romain Rolland. It focuses on the impact of the First World War on two lovers, Pierre and Luce. The older brother of Pierre is o
Cover of LibriVox edition (2010)
Paris Gun
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The Paris Gun was a type of German long-range siege gun, several of which were used to bombard Paris during World War I. They were in service from March to August 1918. When the guns were first employ
Pierre et Luce
…First World War on two lovers, Pierre and Luce. The older brother of Pierre is off fighting on the Western Front. The novel also seems to depict the Paris Gun attack on the St-Gervais-et-St-Protais Church. Slovak composer Miro Bázlik wrote an opera "Peter a Lucia" in seven pictures between 1963 and 1966, based…
The Paris Gun, largest of World War I, in 1918 shelled Paris from 120 km (75 mi) away.
Scale model of a Paris Gun on its fixed mounting, Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung Koblenz
A Paris gun turntable mounting, as captured by United States forces near Château-Thierry, 1918 postcard
The Paris Gun prepared for rail transport.