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A graduate of Saint-Cyr who served in the Corps of Engineers, Colonel (ret.) Jean-Luc Cotard chose to specialize in communications after serving in an operational unit and participating in the direct training of Saint-Cyr cadets and officers in general.
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Language and territory: a complex relation
- Interview with Claude Hagège,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2015/3 No 30)
Histoire totale de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Olivier Wieviorka, Paris, Perrin/ministère des Armées, 2023
In Inflexions (2024/1 No 55)
The norm in an emergency service
- An interview with Mathias Wargon,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2024/3 No 57)
Le Général Beaufre. Père de la stratégie française. Hervé Pierre, Paris, Perrin/ ministère des Armées, 2025
In Inflexions (2025/3 N° 61)
Août 1944. Le débarquement de Provence. Jérôme Croyet, Marseille, Gaussen, 2024
In Inflexions (2024/4 No. 58)
Being “a little candle marveling at life”
- Interview with Pierre Schoendoerffer,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2011/3 No 18)
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Le Général Beaufre. Père de la stratégie française. Hervé Pierre, Paris, Perrin/ ministère des Armées, 2025
In Inflexions (2025/3 N° 61)
Les Maîtres de la stratégie. De Sun Zi à Warden
Benoît Durieux and Olivier Wieviorka (eds.) Paris, Le Seuil, 2025
In Inflexions (2025/2 n° 60)
À l’assaut des murailles. Les villes au cœur des batailles, des hauteurs de Syracuse aux faubourgs de Mossoul. Gilles Haberey, Paris, Éditions Pierre de Taillac 2024
In Inflexions (2024/4 No. 58)
Pages d’histoire militaire. Claude Franc, Paris, Éditions Pierre de Taillac, 2024
In Inflexions (2024/4 No. 58)
Août 1944. Le débarquement de Provence. Jérôme Croyet, Marseille, Gaussen, 2024
In Inflexions (2024/4 No. 58)
Editorial
In Inflexions (2024/4 No. 58)
Le débarquement de Provence Août 1944. Claire Miot, Paris, Passés Composés, 2024
In Inflexions (2024/4 No. 58)
Was the liberation of Marseille pure “folly”?
- By Jean-Luc Cotard,
- Translated and edited by Cadenza Academic Translations ,
- Translator: Caroline Leonard ,
- et al.
In Inflexions (2024/3 No 57)
The norm in an emergency service
- An interview with Mathias Wargon,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2024/3 No 57)
Teaching to win: a sum total of “little nothings”
- By Brice Erbland,
- Laurent Garin,
- Jordan Marteau
- et al.
In Inflexions (2024/1 No 55)
Histoire totale de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Olivier Wieviorka, Paris, Perrin/ministère des Armées, 2023
In Inflexions (2024/1 No 55)
A recipe for elevation: portrait of entrepreneur Pierre Guillet
In Inflexions (2023/1 No 52)
Editorial
In Inflexions (2022/3 No 51)
“Secrecy is necessary and legitimate”
- Interview with Benoît Puga,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2021/2 No 47)
“Secrecy is necessary and legitimate”
- Interview with Benoît Puga,
- Interview by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2021/2 N° 47)
Editorial
In Inflexions (2021/1 No 46)
1944, the Battle of the Belvedere: A victorious failure
In Inflexions (2020/3 No 45)
The taming of failure
- Interview with Henri Bentégeat,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2020/3 No 45)
From beautiful battle to the art of war
- Interview with Stéphane Faudais,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2020/2 No 44)
“What am I doing filming death?”
- Interview with Gabriel Le Bomin,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2019/3 No 42)
Captain Conan: a blow to the soul
- Interview with Philippe Torreton,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2019/3 No 42)
Military architectural heritage, a symbol for the place of the soldier in the city?
In Inflexions (2019/1 No 40)
Sarajevo 1995. Mission impossible. Feedback from General Bachelet
In Inflexions (2017/2 No 35)
Language and territory: a complex relation
- Interview with Claude Hagège,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2015/3 No 30)
From resistance to endurance: the encouraging example of Néodyme
In Inflexions (2015/2 No 29)
Editorial
In Inflexions (2014/3 No 27)
“Above all, think about what it is that binds us to one another”
- Interview with Benoît Gourmaud,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2014/2 No 26)
“Wake up!”
- Interview with Anne Nivat,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2013/1 No 22)
Hail, joyful old crab! A tribute to Pierre Schoendoerffer
In Inflexions (2013/1 No 22)
Editorial
In Inflexions (2013/1 No 22)
Editorial
In Inflexions (2011/3 No 18)
Being “a little candle marveling at life”
- Interview with Pierre Schoendoerffer,
- conducted by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2011/3 No 18)
Being “a little candle marvelling at life”
- Entretien avec Pierre Schoendoerffer,
- Pierre Schoendoerffer was interviewed by Jean-Luc Cotard
In Inflexions (2011/3 N° 18)
The difficulty of communicating on the communication of military operations
In Inflexions (2010/3 No 15)
To watch
In Inflexions (2006/3 No 4)
Watching Warriors, the fighters of powerlessness
In Inflexions (2006/1 No 2)
Perspectives and anecdotes
In Inflexions (2005/1 No 1)