C'était le XXe siècle, tome 1

Synopsis of C'était le XXe siècle, tome 1

«C'était le XXe siècle, tome 1: De la belle époque aux années folles» is the historical essay by Alain Decaux, published by Pocket in paperback.

Alain Decaux brings together in this volume self-contained accounts of episodes that marked the era: the mutiny on the battleship Potemkin, Blériot's feat, the assassination of Jaurès, the Landru case, Sacco and Vanzetti, and the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby, combining politics and current events to evoke the Belle Époque and the Roaring Twenties.

First volume of the series «C'était le XXe siècle», made up of four independent volumes; French edition of 439 pages, published on 18 November 1999.

For readers interested in twentieth-century history told through famous episodes and figures.