"Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France… [It] is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form." —The Independent (London) "France comes alive in the pages of this book, helping transform the tourist into a traveller… Cole transports the reader back through France's long and tumultuous history in a manner, which keeps one engrossed in the unfolding tale… This is the book for any potential traveller…" — Small Press