ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAQUIS
From French, from Italian macchia thicket, from Latin macula spot.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAQUIS»
Discover the use of
maquis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
maquis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Search of the
Maquis : Rural Resistance in Southern ...
This is a study of the Maquis in southern France, the Resisters who took to the woods and hills in the struggle against the German Occupation in the Second World War.
Jack Latourneau, an OSS agent, works with Maquis leader Philippe Boudrey behind enemy lines in France and in Indochina during WWII, leaving his comfortable upper class existence for a world of espionage and assassination that changes his ...
3
The
Maquis: a history of the French resistance movement
One of its leading members recounts the beginnings, activities, and effect of the French underground during World War II, describing characteristic episodes and undertakings from mid-1940 to the liberation of Paris.
4
A Classification of Palaearctic Habitats
... monte negro 32.3 Meso-Mediterranean silicicolous maquis 32.31 High maquis
32.311 Western Mediterranean high maquis 32.312 Luso-Extremaduran high
maquis 32.313 Eastern Mediterranean high maquis 32.32 Low ericaceous
maquis ...
Pierre Devilliers, Jean Devilliers-Terschuren, 1996
5
Jews in France During World War II
network in Le Chambon, and the leadership of what was later to become a
maquis was put together from the small groups charged with protecting the social
aid workers." The self-defense groups that the Russian Jews had begun to
organize ...
6
Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates: ...
It generally occupies the drier, hotter regions with less fertile soil than maquis.
Sclerophyll woodland is dominated by oaks and is found in moister areas than
either garrigue or maquis vegetation. The distribution of these three forms of ...
7
French Resistance Fighter: France's Secret Army
The Germans did utilize spotter planes, but aerial reconnaissance was hampered
by the tree canopy that afforded the maquis cover, provided they were careful
with their cooking fires. A number of SOE agents parachuting into France for the ...
Maquis. to. Mouflon. Corsica, so vertical that it has three climatic zones (
Mediterranean, mountain and alpine), is the greenest and best-watered island in
the Mediterranean, as well as one of the least touched by pollution. Some 2,830
species ...
Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, 2008
EXECUTION SQUAD OF MAQUIS AWAITS THE SIX PRISONERS ON
GRENOBLE GROUND TROD BY THE CHEVALIER DE BAYARD, HENRY OF
NAVARRE, STENDHAL AND NAPOLEON ...
10
Never Be Afraid: A Jew in the
Maquis
Information about the sacrament of Baptism and the responsibilities of godparenting are blended with touching stories and suggestions.
Bernard Mednicki, Ken Wachsberger, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAQUIS»
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maquis is used in the context of the following news items.
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The East coast has been badly affected and the smell as you drive through the villages of Soubise and Maquis is quite overpowering. It smells ... «Caribbean Hurricane Network, Jul 15»
Le wahhabisme a encore frappé - Edito - El Watan
Les terroristes ont été éradiqués dans les années 1990 alors qu'ils étaient des milliers dans les maquis. Pourquoi n'arrive-t-on pas, aujourd'hui ... «El Watan, Jul 15»
Silent Invaders...
... to land SAS troops and Jeeps in France to support the Maquis: Arnhem and Market Garden; Nuts!, in support of Bastogne in December 1944 ... «Military Modelling, Jul 15»
Menorca: an idyllic summer beach retreat
... set off to explore Binidali, walking down towards the sea, passing cactus-studded maquis and succulents poking out of the rocky shoreline. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Friday Morning Poll
'69 Dodge Coronet, '64 T-bird, '67 - GTO Convertible, '67 Ford Mustand, '66 Ford Mustang, '67 Camaro, '78 Mercury Grand Maquis, '68 VW ... «RiverBender.com, Jul 15»
An island of mad dogs and playboys
At Centro Ippico in Cala di Lepre, outside Palau, we took a two-hour morning trek through the thick maquis to the waterside and the lighthouse ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
For the Liberty of France
It was true that the war was almost over, but my parents and my brothers had been deported, my sister had stayed with the Maquis in the ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
Is it time to bring back bushmeat?
A woman cuts rabbit meat at a “maquis,” a small African restaurant, in Kobakro, outside Abidjan, which used to serve bush meat, on April 8, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Paradise far from the madding crowd
But, thanks to its ubiquitous maquis undergrowth (for some reason it was this agreeably scented shrubland which gave its name to the World ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Retro Review: Cathexis
... started on the issue of whether Chakotay had it on his person when the Maquis ship was destroyed or whether he had to replicate everything ... «Trek Today, Jul 15»
