Wawro describes the francoprussian war, 187071, that violently changed the course of european history. Michael howards account of the francoprussian war, published in 1961, was so definitive that it seemed to deter others from telling the same story. Lasting from 19 july 1870 to 28 january 1871, the conflict was caused by prussian ambitions to expand. The author of five books, including quicksand and the francoprussian war, wawro lives in dallas, texas. Click download or read online button to get the schleswig holstein war book now. The francoprussian war of 18701 violently changed the course of european history. Howards the francoprussian war details the conflict of 187071 wherein prussia defeated france in the last of the three wars of german unification spanning the time from 18641871.
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In this new edition, dennis showalter offers a thoroughly updated look at the wars and their context that will be invaluable for those interested in the military, social and political history of the period. The austro prussian war cambridge, 1996 and warfare and society in europe, 17921914. View francoprussian war research papers on academia. 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. Those looking to understand why world war i happened will have a hard time finding a better place to start. The franco prussian war or franco german war, often referred to in france as the war of 1870, was a conflict between the second french empire and later, the third french republic and the german states of the north german confederation led by the kingdom of prussia. List of books and articles about francoprussian war online.
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