About the book: 2009 / The history of France is full of unsolved secrets and mysteries, amazing and incredible facts, often without an unambiguous interpretation. How did the storming of the Bastille actually take place? Was Joan of Arc burned? Who really was the Marquis de Sade? Who poisoned Napoleon and why? Where are the French Crown Treasures kept? A new book from the “100 Greats” series lifts the veil of secrecy over many pages of French history.