Duff Cooper

Broschiertes Buch

Talleyrand

Beschreibung

Duff Cooper's classic biography charts the remarkable progress of Talleyrand; 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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 131mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9780099541622
• ISBN-10: 0099541629
• Artikelnr.: 31287605