The Fall of Paris, (Paperback)

from DinadansFriend

This is a small Jewel of a history, lively style and tight narrative. It greatly benefits from covering a short period in a small area. Horne has amassed a interesting set of illustrations, and the endpaper maps are adequate. The research is presented cleverly, but he's no fan of the Commune of P...

from Schmerguls

850 The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71, by Alistair Horne (read 12 May 1966) This is a detailed account of Paris from the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War (France declared war for no discernible reason on July 15, 1870) to the end of the fighting against the Commune on May 2...

from dougwood57

English historian Alistair Horne (A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics)) tells the story - really two stories - of the Franco-Prussian War's impact on Paris. First came the siege of Paris, a valiant struggle in its own right. A then after the downfall of Paris ...

from dougwood57

English historian Alistair Horne (A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 (New York Review Books Classics)) tells the story - really two stories - of the Franco-Prussian War's impact on Paris. First came the siege of Paris, a valiant struggle in its own right. A then after the downfall of Paris ...