Books in the The Cambridge History of Modern France series

Providing a detailed introductory account of French history, this book studies the period from the origins of the Third Republic, born out of the collapse of Napoleon III's Second Empire, to the coming of the Great War in 1914.

The Second empire lasted longer than any French regime since 1789, yet most historical accounts of Napoleon III's government have been overshadowed by knowledge of its disasterous end. This study attempts to examine the major social, economic and political developments of the period.

The latest volume to appear in the successful 'Cambridge History of Modern France', and covers the momentous eleven-year ascendancy of Charles de Gaulle as President of the newly-established Fifth Republic. The work contains all standard features which have helped this series to establish itself as the premier multi-volume account of modern France.

This is the latest volume to appear in the successful Cambridge History of Modern France series, and is the most authoritative account currently available of Pompidou's presidency. The Pompidou Years contains all standard features which have helped the series to establish itself as the premier multi-volume account of modern France.