the Landing eclipses the elections – L’Express

The dead are definitely “popular”. While in this week from June 3 to 9, Philippe Boxho, the Belgian forensic doctor, continues to lead the way with two works devoted to “his” corpses, McSkyz, alias Joris, 24, follows suit. After Tremble! 10 creepy true crime storiespresent in our Top 20 a few weeks ago, here is his “little brother”, Tremble! 8 creepy true crime stories from the land of the rising sun (Dark Side), which ranks 4th in our test list. Their author, king of “HVF” (True and Creepy Stories) according to Detectiveis a hit on YouTube (1.34 million subscribers) with its weekly videos on murder cases, disappearances, serial killers…

Dead people and heroes are also what we are talking about during these days of commemoration of the Landing. No less than five works relating to the Second World War appear in our Top 30. First and foremost, the book by the great reporter of the World Annick Cojean, We were there. 18 veterans recount hour by hour about D-Day (Grasset/Le Monde), which climbs from 11th to 3rd place. Then emerges, in the 14th row, Of Sand and Steel. New history of the Landing (Composed Pasts), signed by the British historian Peter Caddick-Adams. “To understand, says the publisher, the largest military operation in history, and relying on first-hand research, unpublished testimonies and in-depth knowledge of the archives, Peter Caddick-Adams offers an exceptional account panoramic.”

Not far from this complete essay on the history of D-Day, we find, in 16th place, The Landing. Truths and legends (Perrin), by the historian Nicolas Aubin, contributor to the magazine Wars & History, dhave the aim is “to re-establish the facts in their accuracy” by answering a few questions such as: was the Battle of Normandy decisive in the Allied victory? Was the Atlantic Wall made of paper? Was the German army superior? etc. Let’s go down a little in our list: in 22nd place, appears When you are in France. Landing June 1944 (The Book Factory), you know, this delicious work Treatise on good manners for use by British soldiers in occupied France from 1944, reissued in a bilingual version. Last but not leastOlivier Wieviorka is resisting and continues to appear in the top 30 bestsellers with his Total History of World War II (Perrin/Ministry of the Armed Forces).

From Julien Courbet to Romantasy

Otherwise ? Otherwise, in 7th place, arises This can’t happen to you again. 100 golden rules to know (M6 Editions), by Julien Courbet. A work nourished by the advice of the lawyers from his show on RTL, The golden rule, in the most diverse fields, health, travel and leisure, real estate, online sales, pets… Otherwise? Otherwise, in 19th place, In the brains of champions (Odile Jacob) by Jean-Philippe Lachaux, former student of the École Polytechnique, and director of research in cognitive neuroscience. A true guide to transforming our brain and body in order to achieve an ideal state of concentration.

That’s it, you know everything, except that in fiction the queen of romanticism Rebecca Yarros appears on the highest step of the podium with The Empyrean (volume II). Iron Flame (Hugo Roman), followed by the queen of Scandinavian thriller Camilla Läckberg with her Cuckoo’s nest (South Acts). Two other women (or rather three) enter the Top 20: in 8th place, the French queen of family sagas, Marie-Bernadette Dupuy with Albane (t. II). In the name of freedom (Calmann-Lévy) and in the 11th, Aimée Lou, pseudonym of the two sisters Aimée Bianca and Lou Garance, romance authors, who sign Pole Position. The Reynolds Brothers (Addictive).