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That sweet enemy : the French and the English from the Sun King to the present / Robert and Isabelle Tombs

That sweet enemy : the French and the English from the Sun King to the present / Robert and Isabelle Tombs

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That sweet enemy : the French and the English from the Sun King to the present / Robert and Isabelle Tombs

by Tombs, Robert

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9780434008674
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London : William Heinemann, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [xxvi], 780 p. : ill., maps, ports ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. Britain joins Europe -- 2. Thinking, pleasing, seeing -- 3. The sceptre of the world -- 4. The revenger's tragedy -- 5. Ideas and bayonets -- 6. Changing the face of the world -- 7. Plucking the fruits of peace -- 8. The war that never was -- 9. Decadence and regeneration -- 10. The war to end wars -- 11. Losing the peace -- 12. Finest hours, darkest years -- 13. Losing empires, seeking roles -- 14. Ever closer disunion -- Picking up the threads. Subjects; Great Britain Relations France. France Relations Great Britain. Great Britain Civilization. France Civilization. Civilization British influences. Civilization French influences. International relations. Great Britain Relations France. France Relations Great Britain. Great Britain Civilization French influences.

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Robert and Isabelle Tombs live in Cambridge. He is English; she is French, and they both teach French and History. Robert Tombs is the author of France: 1814—1914 .

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
That sweet enemy : the French and the English from the Sun King to the present / Robert and Isabelle Tombs
Author
Tombs, Robert
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
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Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
0434008672
ISBN 13
9780434008674
Publisher
London : William Heinemann
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2006

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