Saarbruck to Sedan: the Franco-German War 1870-1871

Author: Ralph Weaver
Publisher: From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
ISBN: 9781914059889
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
There have been many books on the events of the Franco-German War, this book is the first to concentrate not on the course of the war, but on the armies themselves, how they were organised, what weapons they carried and what uniforms they wore and how they subsisted in the field.

Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871, Volume 1

Author: Quintin Barry
Publisher: Helion and Company
ISBN: 1907677585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342

Book Description
The first volume of this comprehensive study of the Franco-Prussian War presents a detailed account of Germany Confederation’s decisive victory over France. In the first part of this two-volume military history, Quintin Barry examines the war against the French Imperial Army waged by the armies of the German Confederation, directed by that supreme military mind, Helmuth von Moltke. Barry places Moltke and his strategic planning in the context of the European balance of power following the ending of the Austria Prussian War in 1866. He then explores the initial mobilization and deployment of the armies in 1870. All the battles of this opening round of the war are described in detail, including Weissenburg, Worth, Spicheren, Borny-Colombey, Mars la Tour, Gravelotte, Beaumont and, of course, Sedan. The book ends as the Second Empire of Napoleon III lies defeated, crushed by the German armies. Barry has made full use of an extensive number of German and French language sources. His detailed text is accompanied by a number of black and white illustrations and newly drawn battle maps. Orders of battle are also provided.

Sedan to Saarbruck

Author: Ralph Weaver
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Franco-Prussian War

Author: Geoffrey Wawro
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139457365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345

Book Description
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 violently changed the course of European History. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the Prussian army's crushing defeats of Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866, French Emperor Napoleon III vowed to bring Prussia to heel. Digging into many European and American archives for the first time, Geoffrey Wawro's The Franco-Prussian War describes the war that followed in thrilling detail. While the armies mobilized in July 1870, the conflict appeared 'too close to call'. Prussia and its German allies overwhelmingly outnumbered the French. But Marshal Achille Bazaine's grognards ('old grumblers') were the stuff of legend, the most resourceful, battle-hardened, sharp-shooting troops in Europe. From the political intrigues that began and ended the war to the bloody battles at Gravelotte and Sedan and the last murderous fights on the Loire and in Paris, this is a stunning, authoritative history of the Franco-Prussian War.

With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War

Author: Charles Edward Ryan
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "With an Ambulance During the Franco-German War" (Personal Experiences and Adventures with Both Armies, 1870-1871) by Charles Edward Ryan. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Francais et Allemands 1870-71 2nd Volume

Author: Luca Stefano Cristini
Publisher: Soldiershop Publishing
ISBN: 8896519012
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description
The second part of the military history of the Franco-Prussian War, write by the supreme Prussian military mind, Helmuth von Moltke. This great work realized on four ebooks is presented with the finest illustrated work of the French artist Dick de Lonlay with about seventy full colour paltes for each book.

The Franco-Prussian War

Author: Michael Howard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134972199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
In 1870 Bismarck ordered the Prussian Army to invade France, inciting one of the most dramatic conflicts in European history. It transformed not only the states-system of the Continent but the whole climate of European moral and political thought. The overwhelming triumph of German military might, evoking general admiration and imitation, introduced an era of power politics, which was to reach its disastrous climax in 1914. First published in 1961 and now with a new introduction, The Franco-Prussian War is acknowledged as the definitive history of one of the most dramatic and decisive conflicts in the history of Europe.

The Franco-German War of 1870-71

Author: Helmuth Graf von Moltke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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The Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871

Author: Stephen Badsey
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472810163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
The Franco-Prussian War broke out in 1870 when Bismarck engineered a war with the French Second Empire under Napoleon III. This was part of his wider political strategy of uniting Prussia with the southern German states, excluding Austria. The war was an overwhelming Prussian victory, and King Wilhelm I was proclaimed Emperor of the new united Germany. The Second Empire collapsed and Napoleon III became an exile in Britain. In the peace settlement with the French Third Republic in 1871 Germany gained the eastern French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, areas that were to provide a bone of contention for years to come.

A Duel of Nations

Author: David Wetzel
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299291332
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
On July 19, 1870, Emperor Napoleon III of France declared war against the Prussia of King William I and Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck. This book depicts the world in which that war took place. In this study of the diplomatic history of the Franco-Prussian War, the author draws extensively on private and official records, journalistic accounts, cabinet minutes, and public statements by key players to produce a book that is unmatched in the range and clarity of its analysis, its characterizations, and its vivid language. -- Description from book cover.