The Fall of Paris: the Siege and the Commune: 1870-1871
by U
About This Novel
In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War broke out. French Emperor Napoleon III was quickly defeated and captured in Sedan. However, the collapse of the empire did not end the war. The newly established national defense government still held firm in Paris. The people of Paris suffered from shelling and hunger, and the French army's breakout and siege operations suffered disastrous failures. The defense government finally chose to humiliate Prussia and sue for peace. Anger and disappointment triggered the Commune Uprising that shocked the world. The author uses a large number of unpublished first-hand materials in this book to describe the climax of these dramatic 10 months. His shocking and superb writing skills and the direct records left by countless parties involved in the book make that distant history come alive again.
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