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1	Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Rick Steves' Paris more books like this by Rick Steves add to wishlist Home to magnificent art museums, romance, and some of the world's most revered food, Paris is most often at the top of anyone's "must see" list. Learn to navigate the city on the Paris Metro; view the numerous masterpieces in the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay; or take a self-guided walking tour of the sights along the Champs-Elysees. With Rick Steves' ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
3	D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Read by) add to wishlist A detailed account of the Allied invasion of the Normandy coast beginning on June 6, 1944, which ultimately led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany during World War II. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Holy Blood Holy Grail more books like this by Baigent add to wishlist Based on ancient documents found in France around the turn of the century, HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL confronts and challenges traditional Christian beliefs. The authors' alternative view of Christian history asserts that Jesus may not have perished on the cross, but instead may have lived to marry and father children whose lineage continues today. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.13! \| first editions
5	Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure more books like this by Don Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup add to wishlist This World War II history tells of the inventive and sometimes risky effort by the French to preserve their cultural heritage and to keep their wines from falling into Nazi hands during the occupation. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.12! \| first editions
6	D-Day: June 6, 1944 -- The Climactic Battle of WWII more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Read by) add to wishlist From the author of the definitive biography of Eisenhower comes the chronicle of the Allied invasion of Normandy, published on the 50th anniversary of the historic event. Eminent military historian Ambrose draws on previously unavailable government documents and more than 1,200 new interviews to tell the tale. Condensed in Readers Digest. 32 pages ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £11.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Year in Provence more books like this by Peter Mayle add to wishlist Mayle's humorous true story of his attempts to make a home for himself in the south of France after he fled his advertising job in England. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The history of the Franks more books like this by Saint Gregory of Tours, Lewis Thorpe add to wishlist Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539 594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which provide an in-depth description of Gregory's own era, in which he played an ... see all copies from £2.50! new only from £9.91! \| first editions
9	Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count more books like this by Dr. Jill Jonnes add to wishlist Like "The Devil in the White City" and David McCullough's accounts of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, "Eiffel's Tower" combines technological and social history to create a richly textured portrayal of an age of aspiration, dreams, and programs. 44 photos. see all copies from £6.62! new only from £7.14! \| first editions
10	Lest innocent blood be shed more books like this by Philip P. Hallie add to wishlist During the terrible years of World War II, when inhumanity and political insanity held most of the world in their grip and the Nazi domination of Europe seemed irrevocable, a miraculous event took place in Le Chambon, a small Protestant town in southern France. There, quietly, peacefully, and in full view of the Vichy government and a nearby ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.76! \| first editions
11 view cover	Old Regime and the French Revolution more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Stuart Gilbert (Translator) add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) is familiar to readers as the author of "Democracy in America," the most-quoted book written about the United States. "The Old Regime and the Revolution" is Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French Revolution. One of the most profound and influential studies of this pivotal event, ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.64! \| first editions
12 view cover	Reflections on the Revolution in France more books like this by Edmund Burke add to wishlist "Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written in 1790 and has remained in print ever since. Edmund Burke's analysis of revolutionary change established him as the chief framer of modern European conservative political thought. This new edition of the "Reflections" presents Burke's famous text along with a historical introduction by Frank ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.48! \| first editions
13 view cover	Is Paris Burning more books like this by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre add to wishlist From the bestselling author of The City of Joy comes the dramatic story of the Allied liberation of Paris. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs the network of fateful events--the drama, the fervor, and the triumph--that heralded one of the most dramatic episodes of our time. This bestseller about 1944 Paris is timed to meet the demand for Dominique ... see all copies from £4.95! new only from £13.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Days of the French Revolution more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This account of the French Revolution is published to coincide with the bicentenary of the French Revolution and is written by the author of "The Dragon Wakes", "Africa Explored", "Rome: The Biography of a City" and "The Last of the Medicis". see all copies from £1.63! new only from £8.35! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour more books like this by Professor Joan Dejean add to wishlist What makes fashionistas willing to pay a small fortune for a particular designer accessory? Why does a special occasion only become really special when a champagne cork pops? Why are diamonds the status symbol gemstone, instantly signifying wealth, power, and even emotional commitment? Writing with great elan, one of the foremost authorities on ... see all copies from £4.94! new only from £7.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Dream of the Earth more books like this by Thomas Berry add to wishlist This acclaimed inaugural volume of the "Sierra Club Nature and Natural Philosophy Library" considers our ecological fate from a species perspective, the way "The Fate of the Earth" viewed our prospects for nuclear annihilation. Thomas Berry's seminal thesis proposes a universal 'biocratic' criterion to evaluate human history, development, and ... see all copies from £4.08! new only from £8.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Joan of Arc: Her Story more books like this by Regine Pernoud, Marie-Veronique Clin, Prof. Jeremy Duquesnay Adams (Translator) add to wishlist Many books have been written on the legendary Joan of Arc, but not many have incorporated the surviving documents containing actual details of the young French martyr's life. This book, originally published in France in 1966, draws from letters by Joan and others, trial transcripts, church records, and histories of the time, as well as overviews ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Autumn of the Middle Ages more books like this by Johan Huizinga, Rodney J Payton (Translator), Ulrich Mammitzsch (Translator) add to wishlist Huizinga's brilliant portrait of life, thought, and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. For Huizinga, this period marked not the birth of a dramatically new era in history--the Renaissance--but the fullest, ripest phase of medieval life and thought. This is the first translation of the complete text of this classic work into ... see all copies from £5.88! new only from £17.83! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Hundred Years War: The English in France 1337-1453 more books like this by Desmond Seward add to wishlist From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European ... see all copies from £4.99! new only from £9.29! \| first editions
20 view cover	Rights of Man more books like this by Thomas Paine add to wishlist Written in part as a theoretical reply to the stodgy conservatism of Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the French Revolution" (1790), Paine's "Rights of Man" (1791-92) sets forth a manifesto of popular democratic rule in the established tradition of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In it Paine offers a discussion of the nature of political man ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune 1870-71 more books like this by Alistair Horne add to wishlist The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact - on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of culture, fashion and invention. Suddenly France, not least to the disbelief of her own citizens, was gripped in the vice of the Iron Chancellor's armies and forced to ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £10.38! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815 more books like this by Will Durant, Ariel Durant add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! new only from £34.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Toujours Provence more books like this by Peter Mayle add to wishlist From vantage points as varied as the Cannes Film Festival, the "caves" at Chateauneuf-du-Pape and the Menerbes Dog Show, this book show that life in the Provence is far from the quiet and uneventful existence suggested by those postcards of empty villages and picturesque peasants. All kinds of characters are lurking in the lavender: estate agents, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France more books like this by Eric Jager add to wishlist Set during the Hundred Years War, this is the gripping, atmospheric true story of the "duel to end all duels" in medieval France: a trial by combat pitting a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight's beautiful young wife. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution more books like this by Simon Schama add to wishlist From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and technology in the midst of dramatic economic change. The darkening of the original euphoric vision of ... see all copies from £3.01! new only from £12.88! \| signed copies \| first editions

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