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History of France: A Captivating Guide to French History
Hardcover
French HistoryGeneral Education
Publisher Price: $29.99
ISBN13: 9781637162613
Publisher: Captivating History
Published: Apr 7 2021
Pages: 258
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
If you want to discover the influential and captivating history of France, then read on...
France has influenced the course of history in Europe and the world for centuries. Considered one of the world's most beautiful countries and home to some of the world's most visited tourist locations, France has enthralled and fascinated the people who've discovered that, in many ways, the history of France encompasses both the good and bad in the human character.
The French have rightly prided themselves on their food, fashion, painting, sculpture, theater, films, and literature, among much else. The names Escoffier, Saint-Laurent, Monet, Rodin, Moliere, Truffaut, and Voltaire are known throughout the world. The famous Eiffel Tower is recognized as the symbol of France to people in the most remote places of the globe, but there is so much more to the history of France than escargot, wine, Impressionism, and movies. In this book, you'll learn the history of France and of the French, one of the most fascinating, frightening, and inspiring histories of them all.
In History of France: A Captivating Guide to French History, you will discover topics such as:
- The simple facts about France-its population, economy, and geography
- The surprisingly advanced world of the Gauls and their famous leader Vercingetorix, who waged a bloody war against the Romans and Julius Caesar
- The great emperor Charlemagne, who created the largest and strongest military and the greatest empire after the fall of Rome and who was also the first Holy Roman
- The legendary Joan of Arc, the teenager who victoriously inspired the armies of France against the English in the 15th century
- The amazing world of Louis XIV and his beautiful and grandiose Palace of Versailles
- The bloody, inspiring struggle for freedom that was the French Revolution and how it still influences revolutions and politics today
- The brilliant Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican-born foreigner who built an empire using the force of his will and who was ahead of his time, enacting military tactics that are still studied today in military academies around the world
- The tragic Franco-Prussian War and how it led to the bloody wars of the 20th century in Europe
- France's brave role in World War I
- The tragedy of WWII, the French Resistance, and collaboration
- The internal struggles of France since the end of the Second World War
- And much more!
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