Civil Wars - From the Renaissance to the Present Day

" The greatest of evils is civil war " (Pascal)

Following on from their previous successful collective work Le dernier carré, Jean-Christophe Buisson and Jean Sévillia have brought together renowned historians and journalists to recount the most significant civil wars that have disfigured the history of humanity, from the Wars of Religion that tore Europe apart in the 16th century to the conflicts that, even today, continue to scar many parts of the globe.

The accounts, written with surgical precision and drawn from the finest sources, illuminate the most tragic and savage hours, particularly of the barbarous 20th century. A great history lesson that carries a warning for the present and the future.

Here is the ambitious table of contents:

• The Wars of Religion: Jean-Christian Petitfils.
• The English Revolution: Edmond Dziembowski.
• The Fronde: Thierry Sarmant.
• The Vendée: Philippe Maxence.
• The Carlist Wars: Joseph Macé-Scaron.
• The Taiping Revolt (1851–64): Emmanuel Hecht.
• The American Civil War: Vincent Bernard.
• The Paris Commune: Marie-Hélène Baylac.
• The Irish Civil War: Pierre Joannon.
• The Russian Civil War: Lorraine de Meaux.
• The Cristeros: Geoffroy Caillet.
• The Spanish Civil War: Isabelle Schmitz.
• The Chinese Civil War: Rémi Kauffer.
• The Yugoslav Civil War: Jean-Christophe Buisson.
• The Greek Civil War: Stéphane Courtois.
• The Algerian War: Jean Sévillia.
• Lebanon (1975–91): Jean-René Van der Plaetsen.
• Angola (1975–2002): Arnaud de La Grange.
• Algeria 1990: Frédéric Pons.
• Rwanda 1994: Frédéric Pons.