| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 327 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index. |
| Contents |
Causes of the Franco-Prussian War -- The armies in 1870 -- Mobilization for war -- Wissembourg and Spicheren -- Froeschwiller -- Mars-la-Tour -- Gravelotte -- The road to Sedan -- Sedan -- France on the brink -- France falls -- The Peace. |
| Summary |
"The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 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, The Franco-Prussian War describes the war that followed in thrilling detail. Prussia and its German allies had twice as many troops as 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, and they carried the best rifle in the world. 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 the definitive history of the Franco-Prussian War."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) |
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Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871.
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France -- History -- Second Empire, 1852-1870.
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Germany -- History, Military -- 19th century.
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Germany. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wawro, Geoffrey. Franco-Prussian War. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521584361 (DLC) 2002041685 (OCoLC)51305920 |
| ISBN |
9780511338373 (electronic book) |
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0511338376 (electronic book) |
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9780511252150 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511252153 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511253607 (electronic book ; Mobipocket Reader) |
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0511253605 (electronic book ; Mobipocket Reader) |
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128111295X |
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9781281112958 |
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0511337280 |
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9780511337284 |
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0521584361 |
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9780521584364 |
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