The Franco-Prussian War: 1870-71 - Stephen Badsey

Descriere The Franco-Prussian War: 1870-71 - Stephen Badsey

\n \nWith updates from the author, specially commissioned maps and 50 new images, this is a concise overview of the Franco-Prussian War. \n \nThe Franco-Prussian War started in 1870 when Otto von Bismarck engineered a war with the French Second Empire under Napoleon III, as part of his plan to unite Prussia with the southern German states as a new Germany. Stephen Badsey examines the build-up, battles, and impact of the war, which was an overwhelming Prussian victory with massive consequences. The French Second Empire collapsed, Napoleon III became an exile in Britain, and King Wilhelm I was proclaimed Emperor of the new united Germany. In the peace settlement that followed, Germany gained the eastern French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, areas that were to provide a bone of contention for years to come. \n \nUpdated and revised, with full-colour maps and new images throughout, this is a concise study of the largest and most important war fought in Europe between the age of Napoleon and the First World War, a war that marked the beginning of the creation of modern Europe.\n

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Osprey Publishing (uk)

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ENSTK

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9781472851369

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1

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