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The History of Modern France - From the Revolution to the War with Terror (Paperback)
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The History of Modern France - From the Revolution to the War with Terror (Paperback)
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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.
Bestselling 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. As her cross-Channel neighbour Great Britain would
equally suffer, France was to undergo the wrenching loss of
colonies in the post-Second World War as the new modern world we
know today took shape. Her attempts to become the leader of the
European union is a constant struggle, as was her lack of support
for America in the two Gulf Wars of the past twenty years.
Alongside this came huge social changes and cultural landmarks but
also fundamental questioning of what this nation, which considers
itself exceptional, really stood - and stands - for. That saga and
those questions permeate the France of today, now with an
implacable enemy to face in the form of Islamic extremism which so
bloodily announced itself this year in Paris. Fenby will detail
every event, every struggle and every outcome across this expanse
of 200 years. It will prove to be the definitive guide to
understanding France.
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