La Belle France A Short History by Alistair Horne 2005 Knopf Publishing History books
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This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 2005 Knopf Publishing. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Ivory hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear and feature black cloth quarter trim. The accompanying dust jacket is near fine with only a hint of shelf wear. Medium octavo book size or 6.5" x 9.5" with 485 pages including index.
La Belle France A Short History by Alistair Horne is a sweeping narrative. Beginning with Julius Caesar's division of Gaul into 3 parts, the author leads readers through the ages. From Charlemagne, Philippe Auguste and the Sun King, Louis XlV to Cardinal Richelieu and Napoleon, he shows a country that endured and survived seemingly endless warfare. The Hundred Years War, the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, World War l and ll , we get portraits of leaders and civilians. Multiple photo speads bring history to life along with the detailed text.
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