The Course of French HistoryThis stimulating one-volume history traces the social and economic evolution of France as a nation from the founding of the monarchy in 987, to the present day.Against a background of structural change, Goubert etches a vivid account of key events and personalities. His perspective is a popular one, and his main interest is in how political events and famous people affect the nation as a whole. The book incorporates the findings and perspectives of recent monographic studies with clarity and precision, but it is Goubert's own judgements, direct, forceful and iconoclastic, which make this an invaluable text. |
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Page 259
... army commanded by the incompetent Soubise was crushed at Rossbach in 1757 . The national shame was curiously corrected by admiration for the victors , Frederick the Great and his model army . During this time , the French in America ...
... army commanded by the incompetent Soubise was crushed at Rossbach in 1757 . The national shame was curiously corrected by admiration for the victors , Frederick the Great and his model army . During this time , the French in America ...
Page 302
... army , which they were not expecting . Indeed the French possessed the best weapons and the finest artillery in Europe , brought up to date by technicians and ministers of Louis XVI . But the army was composed of two diametrically ...
... army , which they were not expecting . Indeed the French possessed the best weapons and the finest artillery in Europe , brought up to date by technicians and ministers of Louis XVI . But the army was composed of two diametrically ...
Page 438
... army , crushed by the combined forces of Austria- Hungary , Bulgaria , and Turkey . The balance of powers shifted on another front when Italy , formerly an ally of the Central Powers , received secret prom- ises of territorial ...
... army , crushed by the combined forces of Austria- Hungary , Bulgaria , and Turkey . The balance of powers shifted on another front when Italy , formerly an ally of the Central Powers , received secret prom- ises of territorial ...
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