Beyond Revanche: The Death of La Belle Epoque

Nations go to war for high designs, but behind this rhetoric is the pain and anguish of slaughter, misery, starvation, and death. Beyond Revanche exposes the grotesque injustice of a world war within which a small group of French policemen in the Deuxieme Bureau have to come to terms with the reality of destruction. The conspiracy they unearth threatens their very survival and that of France itself. Politics and injustice, sacrifice and conspiracy, violence and murder stalk the grand boulevards of Paris, while the apparent ravings of a madman shed a different light on events.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Trine Day

Nations wage wars, trumpeting their lofty goals of defending the smaller nation, promoting democracy, and seeking justice. However, beneath this façade lies the profound pain and anguish of slaughter, misery, starvation, and death, as the rich continue to amass their fortunes. Beyond Revanche unveils the grotesque injustice of a world war, where a small group of French policemen in the Deuxieme Bureau find themselves grappling with the reality of destruction. Stretched to the limit, they seek answers to the perplexing question of who is truly controlling the war in France and beyond. The conspiracy they uncover threatens their very survival and the very existence of France itself.

Politics and injustice, sacrifice and conspiracy, violence and murder stalk the grand boulevards of Paris, while the apparent ravings of a madman offer a different perspective on the events in the city and the politics of division.

13. This gripping story will captivate both readers who are unaware of the exposure of the French capital to capitulation in the first weeks of the war and those who have some knowledge of these shocking times. The sheer complicity of rich and powerful men who willingly perpetrated evil for their own benefit is truly astonishing. The main thread of events is witnessed by a young detective striving for acceptance and an assassin who is groomed to commit the final "necessary crime" before war was declared in 1914. The following four years serve as an eye-opening revelation of a truth that has long been buried.

Dimension: 228 x 6 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781634244015