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La belle France : a short history by Alistair Horne is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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__La Belle France__ is a sweeping, grand narrative written with all the verve, erudition, and vividness that are the hallmarks of the acclaimed British historian Alistair Horne. It recounts the hugely absorbing story of the country that has contributed to the world so much talent, style, and political innovation.Beginning with Julius Caesar's division of Gaul into three parts, Horne leads us through the ages from Charlemagne to Chirac, touring battlefields from the Hundred Years' War to Indochina and Algeria, and giving us luminous portraits of the nation's leaders, philosophers, writers, artists, and composers. This is a captivating, beautifully illustrated, and comprehensive yet concise history of France.__From the Trade Paperback edition.__
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alistair Horne
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781299021389
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.63 / 5 (212 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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