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The French Cinema BookThis multi-authored survey offers an innovative and accessible account of the ... This multi-authored survey offers an innovative and accessible account of the richness and diversity of French film history from the 1890s to the 2010s. In this fascinating volume, Michael Temple and Michael Witt propose new insights into familiar... moreDetails
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France: An Adventure HistoryThis is a profoundly original and entertaining history of France, from the fir... This is a profoundly original and entertaining history of France, from the first century bc to the present day, based on countless new discoveries and thirty years of exploring France on foot, by bicycle and in the library. Beginning with the Roman... moreDetails
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Liberty or DeathA strikingly new account of the impact of the French Revolution in Paris, acro... A strikingly new account of the impact of the French Revolution in Paris, across the French countryside, and around the globe The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that... moreDetails
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Charles de GaulleIn this new biography, Andrew Knapp concisely dissects each of the major contr... In this new biography, Andrew Knapp concisely dissects each of the major controversies surrounding General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French during the Second World War and President of France from 1959 to 1969.From the beginning of de... moreDetails
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Love, Madness, and ScandalThe high society of Stuart England found Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Pu... The high society of Stuart England found Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck (1602-1645) an exasperating woman. She lived at a time when women were expected to be obedient, silent, and chaste, but Frances displayed none of these qualities. Her... moreDetails
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The Captive QueenIt is the year 1152, and a beautiful woman rides through France, fleeing her c... It is the year 1152, and a beautiful woman rides through France, fleeing her crown, her two young daughters and a shattered marriage.Her husband, Louis of France has been more monk than monarch, and certainly not a lover. Now Eleanor of Aquitaine has... moreDetails
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Africa since 1940Africa since 1940 is the flagship textbook in Cambridge University Press' New ... Africa since 1940 is the flagship textbook in Cambridge University Press' New Approaches to African History series. Now revised to include the history and scholarship of Africa since the turn of the millennium, this important book continues to help... moreDetails
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The German GeniusFrom the end of the Baroque age and the death of Bach in 1750 to the rise of H... From the end of the Baroque age and the death of Bach in 1750 to the rise of Hitler in 1933, Germany was transformed from a poor relation among western nations into a dominant intellectual and cultural force more influential than France, Britain,... moreDetails
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Twelve Who RuledThe Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest pe... The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in... moreDetails
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The Franco-Prussian WarIn 1870 the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck ordered the Prussian Army to i... In 1870 the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck ordered the Prussian Army to invade France, inciting one of the most dramatic conflicts in European history. It transformed not only the states-system of the European continent but the whole climate of... moreDetails
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Heroes, Icons and ScandalsTwenty years ago, Barnet Shenkin's Playing with the Bridge Legends (Master Poi... Twenty years ago, Barnet Shenkin's Playing with the Bridge Legends (Master Point Press, December 2000, now OP, ISBN 978 189415 421 5) gave its readers a fascinating insight into what it is like to play with and against the best players in the game of... moreDetails
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Liberty or DeathLiberty or Death is Patrick French's vivid and surprising account of the chaot... Liberty or Death is Patrick French's vivid and surprising account of the chaotic final years of colonial rule in India, acclaimed as the definitive book on this subject. At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was... moreDetails
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Barbarossa Through German EyesSpring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, H... Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, Hitler launched a series of lightning campaigns across Europe that crushed Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, the Low Countries and then the Balkans. Only Great Britain had... moreDetails
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The Franco-Prussian WarThe Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 violently changed the course of European His... The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1 violently changed the course of European History. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the Prussian army's crushing defeats of Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866, French Emperor Napoleon III vowed to bring... moreDetails
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