Historical studies on Oleron

For each historical study available on Oleron Island, we provide a link to Amazon.

"L'île d'Oléron de A à Z" by Michel Savatier editor: Alan Sutton, september 2009. The history of Oleron and its friendly inhabitants is told to all those who, as the author, like the island.
	"Les poches de l'Atlantique : Médoc, Royan, Ile d'Oléron, La Rochelle, Ile de Ré, 1944-1945" by Dominique Lormier editor: Lucien Souny, april 2008. Thirty thousand German and Italian soldiers fought until 1945 to defend the Atlantic Wall. This book traces the history of the confrontation with allied forces.
"Petite histoire de l'île d'Oléron" by Paul Thomas editor: PyréMonde, march 2008. This book published by Thomas Paul (1884-1934) in 1926, traces the history of the island since the Middle Ages.
	"Quand Oléron était une île et autres souvenirs" by Michel Savatier editor: Le Croît vif, february 2009. Drawing on his childhood memories, Michel Savatier tells us the stories of the island inhabitants at a time when it was not connected by a bridge to the mainland.
"L'or brun de l'île d'Oléron : l'exploitation du varech du Moyen Age à nos jours" by Philippe Lafon editor: Alan Sutton Eds, june 2004. The historian Philippe Lafon presents the history of harvesting kelp in Oleron, and the many uses of these algae.
	"Ile d'Oléron " by Cédric Demonfaucon editor: Alan Sutton Eds, november 2004. The author presents the evolution of Oleron island between 1900 and 1960. This book is illustrated by 170 iconographic documents.