The history of modern France : from the revolution to the war with terror
Fenby, Jonathan2016
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With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary sequence of events of this period from the end of the First Revolution through two others, a return of Empire, three catastrophic wars with Germany, periods of stability and hope interspersed with years of uncertainty and high tensions. As her cross-Channel neighbour Great Britain would equally suffer, France was to undergo the wrenching loss of colonies in the post-Second World War as the new modern world we know today took shape. Her attempts to become the leader of the European union is a constant struggle, as was her lack of support for America in the two Gulf Wars of the past twenty years.
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Author:
Fenby, Jonathan, author
Edition:
Paperback edition.
Imprint:
London Simon & Schuster, 2016.©2015.
Collation:
xxxix, 536 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published with subtitle : from the revolution to the present day.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781471129308
Dewey class:
944
Language:
English
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BRN:
36405