Compiled under the general editorship of Robert Laffont. Literary editor, director of pictorial research, captions: Jacques Boudet. Technical editor: Paul Rudloff. Historical consultant: Francois Boucher. Layout and montage: Philippe Gentil. Literary continuity: Max-Pol Fouchet. Editorial board: Jacques Brosse [and others] Translators: Isabel Quigly [and] Barbara Bray