The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71 Paperback - 2007
by Sir Alistair Horne
- Used
- Paperback
From Alistair Horne's grand trilogy on French history-two magisterial works now back in print
In 1870, Paris was the center of Europe, the font of culture, fashion, and invention. Ten months later Paris had been broken by a long Prussian siege, its starving citizens reduced to eating dogs, cats, and rats, and France had been forced to accept the humiliating surrender terms dictated by the Iron Chancellor Bismarck. To many, the fall of Paris seemed to be the fall of civilization itself. Alistair Horne's history of the Siege and its aftermath is a tour de force of military and social history, rendered with the sweep and color of a great novel.
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Details
- Title The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71
- Author Sir Alistair Horne
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used:Good
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, London
- Date 2007-11-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # DADAX0141030631
- ISBN 9780141030630 / 0141030631
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 7 x 5.46 x 1.14 in (17.78 x 13.87 x 2.90 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: French
- Library of Congress subjects Paris (France) - History - Siege, 1870-1871, Paris (France) - History - Commune, 1871
- Dewey Decimal Code 944.361
Summary
In 1870, Paris was the center of Europe, the font of culture, fashion, and invention. Ten months later Paris had been broken by a long Prussian siege, its starving citizens reduced to eating dogs, cats, and rats, and France had been forced to accept the humiliating surrender terms dictated by the Iron Chancellor Bismarck. To many, the fall of Paris seemed to be the fall of civilization itself. Alistair Horne's history of the Siege and its aftermath is a tour de force of military and social history, rendered with the sweep and color of a great novel.
