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Paris After the Liberation: 1944 - 1949 by: Antony Beevor, Artemis Cooper List Price: £9.99 City Travel Guides Price: £6.99 You Save: £3.00 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780141032412 ISBN: 0141032413 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: October 04, 2007 Publisher: Penguin Studio: Penguin Sales Rank: 110784 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Could do betterI was really looking forward to this book having read "Berlin" from the same author. However this book becomes very disjointed and difficult. For Military enthusiasts I wouls stay clear of this book. For social historians then this would probably be on your top 10 list. Be prepared for little French phrases during the course of the book as well. This may satisfy the authors literary cravings but does little for the reader sometimes who does not have the required comprehension of the French language. Whilst none of these pieces are major they take the gloss off what appears to be a well researched book. Rating:  - The best I've ever read on this subjectReaders of history books have come to expect nothing but the best from Anthony Beevor and this is no exception. The superb pairing of Beevor with Artemis Cooper has produced an excellent account (certainly the best I've read) on France during and after the Liberation. Cooper (a descendent of Duff Cooper, the first post-war ambassador to France) provides a massive contribution to the text with the diaries and letters of Duff and Diana Cooper which inspires a wholly original and unique insight to the politics at the time. This, added to the exceptionally accessible style of Beevor, makes a thoroughly enjoyable, as well as informative read. The only criticism I can think of is the occasional niggling feeling at the ... Read More: Rating: - Post-war Paris in a nutshellThis well written book provides a highly amusing portrait of Paris after the war. It covers politics, literature and the night life. Sartre and all the rest of the crew. It explains why the communists are still a force in politics now and reveals a shrewd understanding of the French psyche. It is certainly worth buying. Up in the same league as Beevor's book on Stalingrad. |
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