The Siege Of Paris (1974) By Robert Baldick
 
The Siege of Paris in the autumn and winter of 1870-1871 was the last full-scale siege of a European capital, the first occasion of the indiscriminate 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 Robert Baldick 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.
 
Soft Cover
222 Pages
In good condition