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A History of France
Contributor(s): Norwich, John Julius (Author)
ISBN: 0802128904     ISBN-13: 9780802128904
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
OUR PRICE:   $27.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - France
Dewey: 944
LCCN: 2018026531
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
 
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Publisher Description:
John Julius Norwich--called a "true master of narrative history" by Simon Sebag Montefiore--returns with the book he has spent his distinguished career wanting to write, A History of France: a portrait of the past two centuries of the country he loves best.

Beginning with Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters--Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc and Marie Antionette, to name a few--as Norwich chronicles France's often violent, always fascinating history. From the French Revolution--after which neither France, nor the world, would be the same again--to the storming of the Bastille, from the Vichy regime and the Resistance to the end of the Second World War, A History of France is packed with heroes and villains, battles and rebellion, stories so enthralling that Norwich declared, "I can honestly say that I have never enjoyed writing a book more."

With his celebrated stylistic panache and expert command of detail, Norwich writes in an inviting, intimate tone, and with a palpable affection for France. One of our greatest contemporary historians has deftly crafted a comprehensive yet concise portrait of the country's historical sweep.