The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces. A foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book remains an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.
- ISBN10 140084939X
- ISBN13 9781400849390
- Publish Date 24 October 2013 (first published 1 August 1941)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Edition With a New Foreword by Isser W ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 448
- Language English