This epic novel portrays war from the viewpoint of soldiers and civilians on the losing side. France's disastrous war against Prussia in 1870 is the restless background for this story of personal ambitions, loves, and jealousies. The national struggle to resist superior military force ends in crushing defeat and humiliating surrender, while men who once fought together are driven apart by blame and recriminations for the defeat, and the women they love suffer as much from revolt and suppression at home as they did from invasion. "War is hell" has never been so clearly illustrated as in this story of wisdom come too late.
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Father Fouchard, Captain Beaudoin, Lieutenant Rochas, General Douay, Madame Delaherche, Rue Maqua, Hotel de Ville, Colonel de Vineuil, General Ducrot, Doctor Dalichamp, General de Wimpffen, Rue des Orties, Place Turenne, Sergeant Sapin, Crown Prince of Prussia, Rue du Bac, Fond de Givonne, General Bourgain-Desfeuilles, Major Bouroche, National Guard, General Lebrun, King William, Rue de Lille, Rue des Voyards, Grande Rue New!
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Father Fouchard, Captain Beaudoin, Lieutenant Rochas, General Douay, Madame Delaherche, Rue Maqua, Hotel de Ville, Colonel de Vineuil, General Ducrot, Doctor Dalichamp, General de Wimpffen, Rue des Orties, Place Turenne, Sergeant Sapin, Crown Prince of Prussia, Rue du Bac, Fond de Givonne, General Bourgain-Desfeuilles, Major Bouroche, National Guard, General Lebrun, King William, Rue de Lille, Rue des Voyards, Grande Rue New!
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