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1	Holy Blood Holy Grail more books like this by Baigent add to wishlist Based on ancient documents found in France around the turn of the century, HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL confronts and challenges traditional Christian beliefs. The authors' alternative view of Christian history asserts that Jesus may not have perished on the cross, but instead may have lived to marry and father children whose lineage continues today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure more books like this by Don Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup add to wishlist This World War II history tells of the inventive and sometimes risky effort by the French to preserve their cultural heritage and to keep their wines from falling into Nazi hands during the occupation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.12! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist The author looks into the history of Western Europe between 1300 and 1450, drawing parallels with the 20th century and looks into Chaucer, Boccaccio, The Hundred Years' War, pilgrimages, plagues and revolts against a poll tax, amongst other things. Tuchman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "August 1914" and "Sand Against Wind" and her other ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Rick Steves' Paris more books like this by Rick Steves add to wishlist Home to magnificent art museums, romance, and some of the world's most revered food, Paris is most often at the top of anyone's "must see" list. Learn to navigate the city on the Paris Metro; view the numerous masterpieces in the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay; or take a self-guided walking tour of the sights along the Champs-Elysees. With Rick Steves' ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution more books like this by Simon Schama add to wishlist From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and technology in the midst of dramatic economic change. The darkening of the original euphoric vision of ... see all copies from $2.46! new only from $13.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Is Paris Burning more books like this by Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre add to wishlist From the bestselling author of The City of Joy comes the dramatic story of the Allied liberation of Paris. Is Paris Burning? reconstructs the network of fateful events--the drama, the fervor, and the triumph--that heralded one of the most dramatic episodes of our time. This bestseller about 1944 Paris is timed to meet the demand for Dominique ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Year in Provence more books like this by Peter Mayle add to wishlist Mayle's humorous true story of his attempts to make a home for himself in the south of France after he fled his advertising job in England. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Oxford History of the French Revolution more books like this by William Doyle add to wishlist This new edition of the most authoritative, comprehensive history of the French Revolution of 1789 draws on a generation of extensive research and scholarly debate to reappraise the most famous of all revolutions. Updates for this second edition include a generous chronology of events, plus an extended bibliographical essay providing an ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $15.60! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The history of the Franks more books like this by Saint Gregory of Tours, Lewis Thorpe add to wishlist Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539 594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which provide an in-depth description of Gregory's own era, in which he played an ... see all copies from $3.65! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Lest innocent blood be shed more books like this by Philip P. Hallie add to wishlist During the terrible years of World War II, when inhumanity and political insanity held most of the world in their grip and the Nazi domination of Europe seemed irrevocable, a miraculous event took place in Le Chambon, a small Protestant town in southern France. There, quietly, peacefully, and in full view of the Vichy government and a nearby ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.53! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Old Regime and the French Revolution more books like this by Professor Alexis de Tocqueville, Stuart Gilbert (Translator) add to wishlist Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) is familiar to readers as the author of "Democracy in America," the most-quoted book written about the United States. "The Old Regime and the Revolution" is Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French Revolution. One of the most profound and influential studies of this pivotal event, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Reflections on the Revolution in France more books like this by Edmund Burke add to wishlist "Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written in 1790 and has remained in print ever since. Edmund Burke's analysis of revolutionary change established him as the chief framer of modern European conservative political thought. This new edition of the "Reflections" presents Burke's famous text along with a historical introduction by Frank ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.81! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A Short History of the French Revolution more books like this by Jeremy D Popkin add to wishlist For undergraduate history courses covering the French Revolution and Modern French History, and as a supplement in courses on European History. Also for advanced placement high school courses in European and French History. Written for today's undergraduates, this up-to-date survey of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Period offers a shorter, ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $36.44! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Question of Hu more books like this by Jonathan D. Spence add to wishlist In this book, Jonathan Spence tells the story of a man called John Hu, who accompanied a French missionary returning from Canton to France in 1722. Jonathan Spence has written several books including, "The Gates of Heavenly Peace" and "The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.23! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Eiffel's Tower: And the World's Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count more books like this by Dr. Jill Jonnes add to wishlist Like "The Devil in the White City" and David McCullough's accounts of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, "Eiffel's Tower" combines technological and social history to create a richly textured portrayal of an age of aspiration, dreams, and programs. 44 photos. see all copies from $3.80! new only from $4.87! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War more books like this by Graham Robb add to wishlist A narrative of exploration, this historical geography explains how the modern nation of France came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France--past and present--remains to be discovered. Illustrated. see all copies from $3.87! new only from $10.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The First Total War: Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It more books like this by David A Bell add to wishlist As Bell argues in this tour de force of interpretive history, nearly every modern aspect of war took root during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution: conscription, unconditional surrender, total disregard for the rules of combat, mobilization of civilians, guerrilla warfare, and the perverse notion of war fought for the sake of peace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Read by) add to wishlist A detailed account of the Allied invasion of the Normandy coast beginning on June 6, 1944, which ultimately led to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany during World War II. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Life in a medieval city more books like this by Joseph Gies, Frances Gies add to wishlist Recreates the life of the rich and poor family, the housewife, businessman, doctor, scholar, clergy, artist, and writer of the Middle Ages, with insights into many customs and traditions of the period. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.39! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Dream of the Earth more books like this by Thomas Berry add to wishlist This acclaimed inaugural volume of the "Sierra Club Nature and Natural Philosophy Library" considers our ecological fate from a species perspective, the way "The Fate of the Earth" viewed our prospects for nuclear annihilation. Thomas Berry's seminal thesis proposes a universal 'biocratic' criterion to evaluate human history, development, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Days of the French Revolution more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This account of the French Revolution is published to coincide with the bicentenary of the French Revolution and is written by the author of "The Dragon Wakes", "Africa Explored", "Rome: The Biography of a City" and "The Last of the Medicis". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Rights of Man more books like this by Thomas Paine add to wishlist Written in part as a theoretical reply to the stodgy conservatism of Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the French Revolution" (1790), Paine's "Rights of Man" (1791-92) sets forth a manifesto of popular democratic rule in the established tradition of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In it Paine offers a discussion of the nature of political man ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815 more books like this by Will Durant, Ariel Durant add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Toujours Provence more books like this by Peter Mayle add to wishlist From vantage points as varied as the Cannes Film Festival, the "caves" at Chateauneuf-du-Pape and the Menerbes Dog Show, this book show that life in the Provence is far from the quiet and uneventful existence suggested by those postcards of empty villages and picturesque peasants. All kinds of characters are lurking in the lavender: estate agents, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France more books like this by Leonie Frieda add to wishlist In this effervescent and richly praised biography, Frieda reclaims the story of Catherine de Medici to reveal a skilled ruler battling against extraordinary odds. Three 8-page color inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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