In the original dustsheet. Black cloth binding with silver title on the spine.

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A highly unusual and thought-provoking book

Translated by Jennifer Taylor; A definitive treatment of the controversy of the true identity of Joan of Arc; the author puts forth the theory (supported by exhaustive research) that the Joan that has come down to us through history is a fabrication originally invented as propaganda to galvanize the French troops to resistance against the English, and that Joan the Shepherdess was in fact the illegitimate child of the Queen of France; that Joan was never burned at the stake, and indeed went to Spain a few years after her supposed execution; also questions the true nature of Joan’s mission in Spain, and traces the use of her as a symbol of unity down through history, from Napoleon, by the Third Republic, De Gaulle, etc; fascinating reading