Author: Jean-Philippe Blondel
Publisher: New Vessel Press
ISBN: 1939931266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Brilliant psychological thriller constructed like an intensely intimate theater performance, a high-wire act of emotions on rails.
The 6:41 to Paris
Reports on the Paris universal exhibition, 1867. Vol.2-6 [and] Index to vol.2-5
Author: Parliament proc, Vict
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867
Reports on the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867 ... Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission for the Paris Exhibition (1867)
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Category : Art and industry
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art and industry
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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The Liberation of Paris
Author: Jean Edward Smith
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501164937
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction. Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern France in pursuit of the German army. The Allies intended to bypass Paris and cross the Rhine into Germany, ending the war before winter set in. But as they advanced, local forces in Paris began their own liberation, defying the occupying German troops. Charles de Gaulle, the leading figure of the Free French government, urged General Dwight Eisenhower to divert forces to liberate Paris. Eisenhower’s advisers recommended otherwise, but Ike wanted to help position de Gaulle to lead France after the war. And both men were concerned about partisan conflict in Paris that could leave the communists in control of the city and the national government. Neither man knew that the German commandant, Dietrich von Choltitz, convinced that the war was lost, schemed to surrender the city to the Allies intact, defying Hitler’s orders to leave it a burning ruin. In The Liberation of Paris, Jean Edward Smith puts “one of the most moving moments in the history of the Second World War” (Michael Korda) in context, showing how the decision to free the city came at a heavy price: it slowed the Allied momentum and allowed the Germans to regroup. After the war German generals argued that Eisenhower’s decision to enter Paris prolonged the war for another six months. Was Paris worth this price? Smith answers this question in a “brisk new recounting” that is “terse, authoritative, [and] unsentimental” (The Washington Post).
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501164937
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the “rousing” (Jay Winik, author of 1944) story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction. Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern France in pursuit of the German army. The Allies intended to bypass Paris and cross the Rhine into Germany, ending the war before winter set in. But as they advanced, local forces in Paris began their own liberation, defying the occupying German troops. Charles de Gaulle, the leading figure of the Free French government, urged General Dwight Eisenhower to divert forces to liberate Paris. Eisenhower’s advisers recommended otherwise, but Ike wanted to help position de Gaulle to lead France after the war. And both men were concerned about partisan conflict in Paris that could leave the communists in control of the city and the national government. Neither man knew that the German commandant, Dietrich von Choltitz, convinced that the war was lost, schemed to surrender the city to the Allies intact, defying Hitler’s orders to leave it a burning ruin. In The Liberation of Paris, Jean Edward Smith puts “one of the most moving moments in the history of the Second World War” (Michael Korda) in context, showing how the decision to free the city came at a heavy price: it slowed the Allied momentum and allowed the Germans to regroup. After the war German generals argued that Eisenhower’s decision to enter Paris prolonged the war for another six months. Was Paris worth this price? Smith answers this question in a “brisk new recounting” that is “terse, authoritative, [and] unsentimental” (The Washington Post).
Calendar of Manuscripts in Paris Archives and Libraries Relating to the History of the Mississippi Valley to 1803
Author: Carnegie Institution of Washington. Department of Archaeology
Publisher:
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 908
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Publisher:
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 908
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When The World Spoke French
Author: Marc Fumaroli
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173759
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
A New York Review Books Original During the eighteenth century, from the death of Louis XIV until the Revolution, French culture set the standard for all of Europe. In Sweden, Austria, Italy, Spain, England, Russia, and Germany, among kings and queens, diplomats, military leaders, writers, aristocrats, and artists, French was the universal language of politics and intellectual life. In When the World Spoke French, Marc Fumaroli presents a gallery of portraits of Europeans and Americans who conversed and corresponded in French, along with excerpts from their letters or other writings. These men and women, despite their differences, were all irresistibly attracted to the ideal of human happiness inspired by the Enlightenment, whose capital was Paris and whose king was Voltaire. Whether they were in Paris or far away, speaking French connected them in spirit with all those who desired to emulate Parisian tastes, style of life, and social pleasures. Their stories are testaments to the appeal of that famous “sweetness of life” nourished by France and its language.
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1590173759
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
A New York Review Books Original During the eighteenth century, from the death of Louis XIV until the Revolution, French culture set the standard for all of Europe. In Sweden, Austria, Italy, Spain, England, Russia, and Germany, among kings and queens, diplomats, military leaders, writers, aristocrats, and artists, French was the universal language of politics and intellectual life. In When the World Spoke French, Marc Fumaroli presents a gallery of portraits of Europeans and Americans who conversed and corresponded in French, along with excerpts from their letters or other writings. These men and women, despite their differences, were all irresistibly attracted to the ideal of human happiness inspired by the Enlightenment, whose capital was Paris and whose king was Voltaire. Whether they were in Paris or far away, speaking French connected them in spirit with all those who desired to emulate Parisian tastes, style of life, and social pleasures. Their stories are testaments to the appeal of that famous “sweetness of life” nourished by France and its language.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Author: Henry Mills Alden
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.
International Exhibition, 1876
Author: United States Centennial Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Official Catalogue
Author: United States Centennial Commission
Publisher:
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Category : Centennial Exhibition
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
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Publisher:
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Category : Centennial Exhibition
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
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