Jean-Yves Le Naour

Jean-Yves Le Naour, born April 26, 1972, in Meaux, is a French historian and popularizer specializing in the First World War and the 20th century. He is also a scriptwriter for comic strips and documentary films.

Biography Jean-Yves Le Naour defended a doctoral thesis on the First World War in 2000, which he published in 2002. A prolific author, some of his works has been published in foreign languages (English, Chinese, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Dutch).

Publications

Books

Comic books

Series Charles de Gaulle

Les compagnons de la Libération (The Liberation companions)

Verdun

Documentaries

Audience Award at the Pessac Festival

Awards

2008: Henri-Hertz Prize for L'Affaire Malvy 2011: Jean-Charles Sournia prize from the French Academy of Medicine. 2011: Grand prix du livre d'histoire Ouest-France for Les Soldats de la honte. 2013: Audience prize at the 2013 Pessac International History Film Festival for Le procès du viol 2014: Prix de l'Académie de Marseille for La faute au Midi. 2016: Audience Award at FIPA 2016 for Corée: nos soldats oubliés.