Histoire de l'histoire de France #3

The third volume of Thierry Laudrain's Histoire de l'Histoire de France brings French history from Napoléon III all the way to the present day, and the cover's lively grid of vignettes sets the sweeping scope perfectly. Across nine illustrated panels you can spot a proud imperial figure in military dress, the Eiffel Tower along the Seine, an early biplane, a ocean liner, soldiers storming a beach under a dramatic "BOM!" explosion, rumbling tanks, and a suited contemporary politician — centuries of triumphs and upheavals rendered in Bamboo Édition's warm, accessible cartoon style. It's a wonderfully compact visual tour through modern French history that makes the grand sweep of the past feel both approachable and genuinely fun.