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. 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.
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Author:
Fenby, Jonathan, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2016.London : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Collation:
xxxvii, 538 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781471129308 (pbk)
Dewey class:
944
Language:
English
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BRN:
2325793