Talleyrand - Couverture souple

Cooper, Duff

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0880640650 ISBN 13 : 9780880640657

Editeur : Fromm Intl, 1986

Synopsis

Book by Cooper Duff

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

'Exquisite prose, political experience and decadent worldliness... Duff Cooper's perennial work has stood the test of time' Evening Standard

Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; a silver-tongued master diplomat, infamous turncoat, peacekeeper and libertine. Talleyrand held high office in five successive regimes from France's Ancient Regime, into the Revolution of 1789, Robespierre's Terror, Napoleon's epic wars, and on through restored kings to more revolution. Duff Cooper brings Talleyrand vividly to life and paints an exhilarating picture of this tumultuous period in European history.

See also: The Prince

Biographie de l'auteur

Alfred Duff Cooper, was a statesman, diplomat and author. Born in 1890, he won the DSO as a second lieutenant in the First World War, and entered Parliament in 1923. His life was devoted to politics until 1938 when, as First Lord of the Admiralty, he resigned in protest at the Munich Agreement. Called back to office by Churchill in 1940, his wartime career culminated in his appointment as Ambassador to France. Shortly before his death he was made 1st Viscount Norwich. Among his best-known books are Talleryrand, Operation Heartbreak and his autobiography, Old Men Forget. He died in 1954.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fromm Intl
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0880640650
• ISBN 13: 9780880640657
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible