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Great overview. There is a great deal of information here and it is all handled well.
The book has numerous personal digressions and personal observations that endeared this work to me. France has a long and at times complex history of upheaval, and this book clarifies it quite handily. Listened first on audible books.
John julius norwich is a fine writer and historian from great britain. Norwich focuses on topics that seem to make up popular french lore.
His jaunt through 2,000 years of french history feels like a story told by a grandfather to his teenage grandchildren. The emotional account of cooper and his associates honoring simple french citizens for their acts of bravery and courage battling th... Read More
As his genre's name suggests, he's an engaging storyteller. He delivers that narrative with a degree of clever wit. It is delightfully written.
Cons
The paper it is printed on. The pages are crinkled in the binding. That is called integrity. Norwich hops between subjects with such inconsistency.
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I could sense his love of the subject and the mindbogglingly vast amount of history included in the narrative
It was really great to read as it introduced me to historical characters and events that i knew nothing about while also tellin... Read More
Norwich ends with the horrors of the wars with germany starting in 1914 and 1939
Contrast this with the success after wwii with a policy of building up germany and japans economy and including them in defense... Read More
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Norwich is a marvelous writer with a keen understanding of french history
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- This product had a total of 442 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 11 2023.
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I tried to understand but was still lost
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I would like to understand why the french fought so bravely in wwi and not in wwii
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I have read elsewhere that socialism was taking hold and the people were not willing to work hard or take risks that they were competing with germany with a 35 hour workweek against germanys 50 hours
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Moreover germans were charged up about the punishment inflicted on germany by the allies in the versailles treaty
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The marshall plan is an example
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Id suggest reading this book if youre interested in a solid overview
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Kind of depressing but probably a good account of reality
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Europe has base an uncivil place to live for centuries
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