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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- ISBN 10
- 0434008672
- ISBN 13
- 9780434008674
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About This Item
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.
Synopsis
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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- Title
- That sweet enemy : the French and the English from the Sun King to the present / Robert and Isabelle Tombs
- Author
- Tombs, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0434008672
- ISBN 13
- 9780434008674
- Publisher
- London : William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
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