Joseph Fouché: Biography of a Political Strategist - Historical Figure Study for Book Clubs & Political Science Enthusiasts

We see Fouché, a'semi-priest,' taking his seat as a member of the hated National Convention of France against the blazing backdrop of the French Revolution. When the people demand the blood of the aristocrats, he travels to Lyons, which has turned against the revolutionaries, and launches an orgy of murder and blasphemy; when the people demand moderation, he repudiates his former comrades, aids in the guillotine of Robespierre, and becomes the most civilized of moderates.