The Fall of Paris
The Siege and the Commune 1870-71
$42.12
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2007
Summary
Alistair Horne’s great trilogy of works on French history is published together for the first time.
The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact—on Paris, on France, and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of culture, fashion, and invention. Suddenly France, not least to the disbelief of her own citizens, was gripped in the vice of the Iron Chancellor’s armies and forced to surrender on humiliating terms. In this brill…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141030630 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141030631 |
| Author: | Alistair Horne |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
This classic work … is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the civil war that still stirs the soul of France.
“This classic work … is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the civil war that still stirs the soul of France.”
-Evening Standard, London
Alistair Horne
Sir Alistair Horne, CBE, one of Britain’s greatest historians, is the author of several famous books on French history as well as a two-volume life of Harold Macmillan.
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