My Days Of Adventure: The Fall Of France, 1870-71

By Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

Book Overview

Ernest Vizetelly (1853 - 1922) was in France during the Franco-Prussian War and wrote a memoir of his experiences, My days of Adventure; the fall of France, 1870-71, which also contains an autobiographical introduction. Although mostly autobiographical there is a great deal of information about the "People's War" which followed the crash of Sedan and the downfall of the Second French Empire. Vizetelly discusses the outbreak of the Franco-German war, Paris to Versailles, from Versailles to Brittany, the war in the provinces, the "Army of Brittany", LeMans, and the end of the war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438519923
• ISBN13: 9781438519920
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Book Jungle
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.3"