The indispensable Talleyrand.(Napoleon's Master: A Life of Prince Talleyrand, Talleyrand: Betrayer and Saviour of France)(Book review)

Policy Review | February 1, 2008| | Copyright

DAVID LAWDAY. Napoleon's Master: A Life of Prince Talleyrand. THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS. 400 PAGES. [pounds sterling]20.00

ROBIN HARRIS. Talleyrand: Betrayer and Saviour of France. JOHN MURRAY. 448 PAGES. [pounds sterling]30.00

THE FRENCH HAVE a fine old tradition of political side-switching. Consider Francois Mitterrand, the late socialist president. Having played both horses in wartime France, first as a Vichyite, then as a member of the Resistance, he went on to attack Charles de Gaulle for his imperiousness and authoritarian tendencies. After decades of ...

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