Eric Vuillard
An Honourable Exit
An Honourable Exit
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A searing account of a conflict that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism, "An Honourable Exit" by Éric Vuillard exposes the tangled web of politicians, bankers, and titans of industry who had a vested interest in France's prolonged presence in lands far from Paris. It also shows how key players in conflicts often have a motivation even deeper and darker than nationalism and political ideology - greed.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
From the acclaimed author of The Order of the Day and The War of the Poor comes a searing account of a conflict that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism.
Excoriating and profound, this remarkable work has been hailed as "absolutely spectacular" by France Info and "remarkable" by the Scotsman.
Set in 1950, the war in Indochina is not going according to plan. Politicians in Paris gather to discuss their next steps, but the conflict is unpopular back home in France. It is too expensive and too far away for the public to care about. Withdrawal is not an option, as a global power cannot surrender to an army of peasants. However, victory is impossible without more soldiers and more money.
The soldiers can be sourced from the colonies, but the money is out of the question. A solution needs to be found.
In this gripping and shocking novel, Éric Vuillard exposes the tangled web of politicians, bankers, and titans of industry who all had a vested interest in France's prolonged presence in lands far from Paris. Skilfully skewering the guilty, Vuillard shows us how key players in conflicts throughout history often have a motivation even deeper and darker than nationalism and political ideology – greed.
As well as bringing scenes from the battlefields to life, Vuillard looks beyond this visceral reality on the ground to the cold calculations of the boardroom elite with the power to turn a military win or loss into their financial gain.
An Honourable Exit is a journey behind closed doors to witness how history is really made. Short, sharp, and brutal, it is a must-read for anyone interested in the complexities of power, politics, and the human cost of war.
Weight: 138g
Dimension: 200 x 130 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035004003
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