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Author : Robert Baldick
Publisher : London : Batsford [1964]
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Paris (France)
ISBN : UCAL:B2801426
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Author : Alistair Horne
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141939179
The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact – on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of culture, fashion and invention. Suddenly France, not least to the disbelief of her own citizens, was gripped in the vice of the Iron Chancellor’s armies and forced to surrender on humiliating terms. In this brilliant study of the Siege and its aftermath, Alistair Horne evokes the high drama of those ten fantastic months and the spiritual agony which Paris and the Parisians suffered. The Fall of Paris is the first part of the trilogy including To Lose a Battle and The Price of Glory (already available in Penguin).
Author : Si Sheppard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472845702
The Vikings' siege of Paris in 885–86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the Seine demanding tribute. The Franks' refusal prompted the Vikings to lay siege to Paris, which was initially defended by only 200 men under Odo, Count of Paris, and seemingly in a poor state to defend against the Viking warriors in their fleet of hundreds of longships. Paris was centred around the medieval Île de la Cité, the natural island now in the heart of the city, fortified with bridges and towers. The Vikings attempted to break the Parisian defenders, but the city itself still held out, and after a year Charles' army arrived to lift the siege. But Charles then allowed the Vikings to sail upstream against the revolting Burgundians. Outraged at this betrayal, the Parisians refused to let the Vikings return home via the Seine, forcing them to portage their boats overland to the Marne in order to reach the North Sea. When Charles died in 888, the people of the of the Île de France elected Odo as their king. The resistance of Paris therefore marked the end of the Carolingian line and the birth of a new kingdom. This fully illustrated volume, accompanied with maps and strategic diagrams tells the full story of the Vikings' expedition to conquer medieval Paris, highlighting a key moment in the history of France and its foundation as a nation.
Author : Melvin Kranzberg
Publisher : Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015001441677
Author : Robert Lowry Sibbet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Paris (France)
ISBN : UVA:X030786873
Author : Alistair Horne
Publisher : London : Macmillan
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Paris (France)
ISBN : UOM:39015054065894
Author : Abbo (Monk of St. Germain)
Publisher : Peeters Publishers
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9042919167
In 885 AD, the Vikings laid siege to Paris, to which a young monk named Abbo, of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, stood as witness. Later, he came to make a record of what he saw, heard and believed in a verse chronicle, the Bella parisiacae urbis. His often stirring account speaks of the relentless and ingenious attacks of the Norsemen, the selfless heroism of the defending Frankish warriors, and the misery and terror of the besieged Parisians. But his canvas is far larger than this single occurrence, for he hints at greater things yet to come, such as the final disintegration of Carolingian rule, the eventual establishment of the Capetian line of monarchs, and the creation of a French Danelaw, namely, Normandy. Ultimately, however, Abbo is not concerned with an impartial narration of events, but rather with salvation through history - of the individual and of the nation of the Franks. The macaronic style of his chronicle very much appealed to the sensibilities of the time, thus ensuring that Abbo's work would endure.
Author : D. Bingham
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368123307
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Author : Felix M. Whitehurst
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382830755
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Robert Lowry Sibbet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1331235413
Excerpt from The Siege of Paris In presenting this volume to a generous public, the author desires to state that he was in Europe in 1870, 1871 and 1872, while the fierce struggle for supremacy between France and Germany was in progress and while other important events were taking place on the Continent: In Paris seven months, during the last days of the Empire of Napoleon III and during the whole of the Great Siege; in Berlin two months, during the demonstrations on the return of the conqueror, William I., Emperor of Germany; in Paris a second time at the close of the Insurrection by the Commune, and in Paris a third time after a tour through Spain, Italy, Austria, South Germany and Switzerland. He has, therefore, made an effort to represent the French Capital in a series of chapters during these eventful years. He has also given brief sketches of the movements of the contending forces in the Departments and of the great battles in which a million Frenchmen resisted unsuccessfully the advance of a million Germans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : N S Nash
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526790309
A fascinating account of the dramatic events leading up to the Siege and the four month siege itself. The Siege of Paris from September 1870 to the city’s capitulation in January 1871 was the result of Louis Napoleon III, Emperor of France’s disastrous decision to declare war on Prussia. The Prussian Army of King William I proved vastly superior to their adversaries. After victories at Metz and Sedan, the Prussians marched on Paris virtually unopposed. By 19 September the city was encircled with the population discontented, disillusioned and rebellious. Civil disorder was rife as starvation took a grip. On the inevitable surrender in late January and the declaration of the German Empire, France’s humiliation was complete. This in turn led to the temporary establishment of the Paris Commune an embryonic communist government, and civil war. As well as providing a vivid description of the siege and fighting, the author of this well researched account analyses the long-term effects be they social, military and political both on France and wider Europe. He argues that while the siege was not particularly costly in terms of human life, its legacy was the reduction of French global influence, the growth of German militarism, the evolution of international communism and changes in the world order.
Author : Robert Lowry Sibbet
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1371908311
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Author : Sibbet Robert Lowry
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1298632110
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Henri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Paris (France)
ISBN : NLS:V000592466
Author : Bingham
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368138691
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.