Millions of travellers visit France each year. The glories of the French
countryside, the essential harmony of French architecture, the wealth of
historical relics, the myriad of cultural opportunities - all make the
country a perennial and irresistible attraction. A Traveller's History
of France takes the reader from the first conquests of ancient Gaul
through the Renaissance, the turmoil and triumph of the French
Revolution, and on through the 20th century of French history all the
way to the present.