Le Siège de Paris
Subtitle: Journal d'un Parisien, 1870-1871
By: Adolphe Michel ; Édition établie et préfacée par Alain Fillion
Contributors: Fillion, Alain, author of preface
Edition: Première édition.
Publisher: Arléa
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9782869599833
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Biography; History; Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871; Campaigns
Description: Released in 1871, this paper is the work of a Parisian, about whom little is known, but he was certainly an educated man, a meticulous observer, and an informed citizen. Highlighting the growing tension over days, Adolphe Michel presents in chronological order what he sees around him and what he learns of events throughout the siege of Paris: proceedings of the Official Journal articles and reports, military news, and decisions and proclamations of the Government of National Defence. This is the most authentic description of the tragic affects of the bombing including the political turmoil of the street, the daily worsening conditions and food supply, deprivation and misery Parisians.