Siege of Paris Tapa blanda - 1974

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

London England: New English Library, 1974. Paperback. Browning to pages through age. Slight wear to cover. 'The Siege of Paris in the autumn and winter of 1870-1 was the last full-scale siege of a European capital, the first occasion of the indisciminate bombardment of a civilian population, the source of immense hardship and suffering, and the origin of a division in the French nation which has still not been healed. Yet for the past 50 years or more it has generally been regarded either as a heaven-sent retribution for the sins of a frivolous society or as an amusing interlude in the grim history of European conflict'. Now the author has put the Siege into proper perspective. it is not a military history, but rather an entertaining, highly informative and resoundingly successful attempt to portray Paris life during these dark and momentous days in her history. 222 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and… Leer más

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.