Franco-German textbook launched French President Jacques Chirac and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. File photo Mr Chirac and Mr Schroeder backed the project in 2003 The first joint French-German history textbook is to be unveiled in France. The book, by French and German authors, covers recent history since 1945 - the year when World War II ended. It is the world's first joint manual on the sensitive subject that is often viewed differently by neighbouring states in some parts of the worlds. In 2005, China was hit by anti-Japanese rallies following Tokyo's approval of schoolbooks which critics said whitewashed its...