La Place De La Concorde Suisse
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- Synopsis
- John McPhee embeds himself in a "Section de Renseignements" (military intelligence) of the Swiss Army. This army is more like what we in the U.S. would call the National Guard. Every male Swiss serves in the army for 30 years, but except for an annual 3-week refresher course, lives a normal life (although subject to mobilization within 48 hours at need). McPhee's talent for interviewing his subjects, salting his narrative with history, geography, and even geology, makes this a very informative as well as entertaining book. NOTE: There are a considerable number of French (and some German) words and phrases in this book While it isn't necessary to know French to understand those words and phrases, some knowledge of French would not hurt,
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 158 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780374519322
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 06/16/16
- Copyrighted By:
- John McPhee
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- William Korn
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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