Mr. Christophe Dolbeau, Lyon, France
| Christophe Dolbea published his new monograph entitled Aux cotes des patriotes croates (By the Croatian Patriots), as a private edition, in 2019. The book has a subtitle Souvenirs d’un ami francais” (Souvenirs of a French friend). The book has 171 pp, comprises 11 chapters, and ends with a complete bibliography of the author (chapter titles are translated from French):
In the middle of the book, twelve pages containing the photos of the main persons described in the book are exhibited, inserted between pp 92 and 93. The book deals with Croatian emmigration in France, with parts of which the author was very close.  Dominique Gay, burried in Roche-la-Moliere in his native France,
tragically died in 1992 near the town of Drniš in Croatia.
Photo from the above monograph by Christophe Dolebau.
In the monograph, the name of another French victim of the Serbian aggression to Croatia, that of Jean-Michel Nicolier, is mentioned (on p. 152). His mother Lyliane Fournier has moved from France to Croatia, and since 2014 she lives in the city of Karlovac.  Bust of Jean-Michel Nicolier in the center of the city of Vukovar, Croatia,
near the bridge bearing his name. Photo from Wikipedia.
In his book, the author Christophe Dolbeau mentioned his friend Damien Lamothe (born in 1973), the son of a well known psychiatrist in Lyon, who fought in the Croatian army. After his stay in Croatia he went back to university, took an M.A. and is now a well-to-do finance man in Lyon!  Photos by
   Mr. Jean-Charles de la Chapelle with his blue cravat
 The book by Christophe Dolbeau represents an important contribution to the study of the history of Croatian emmigration in France. |