Biking with Bismarck: A Little Tour France

The book is an easy blend of travel, diplomatic history, literature, and French politics. Along the way Stevenson sees the trenches around Verdun, the siege lines at Sedan, the cities of Paris and Orleans, and the haunts of Biarrtiz, which so enticed German Chancellor Bismarck. Stevenson writes with empathy and humor, making him the ideal companion for this little tour of France.