Franco-Prussian War The German Invasion of France 1870-1871

Name: Franco-Prussian War The German Invasion of France 1870-1871
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ISBN: 9780415266710

ISBN-10: 0415266718

ISBN-13: 9780415266710

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Howard

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In 1870, Bismarck ordered the Prussian Army to invade France. The resulting war transformed not only the states-system of the Continent but the whole climate of European moral and political thought. This text is a history of one of the most dramatic and decisive conflicts in European history.

Book details

List price: $42.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/9/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 532
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction


Preface



The Antagonists



The Technical Background



The Unreformed Armies



The Reform of the Prussian Army



The Reform of the French Army



The Outbreak



The War Plans



The Hohenzollen Candidature



The German Moblisation



The French Mobilisation



The First Disasters



The Concentration of Armies



Spicheren



Froeschwiller



The Army of the Rhine



The Invasion



Vionville-Mars-la-Tour



Gravelotte-St. Privat



The Army of Chalons



Beaumont



Sedan



The Government of National Defence



Ferrieres



The Nation in Arms



The Francs-Tireurs



Metz and Strasbourg



The Battles for Orleans



Coulmiers



Beaunc-la-Rolande



Loigny



The Siege of Paris



The Investment



Le Plan Troucu



Versailles



The Bombardement



Guerre a Outrance


the Deepening Conflict



Chanzy



Faidherbe



The End in the West



Bourbaki



The Peace


Notes on Sources


Select Bibliography


Index