Talleyrand

Name: Talleyrand
Brand: Vintage Publishing
SKU: 9780099541622
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English

By (author): Duff Cooper

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 more

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Weight: 236g
Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
Publication Date: 02 Dec 2010
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780099541622

About Duff Cooper

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.