num_pages: 342
description: In the first part of this comprehensive all-new two-volume military history of the Franco-Prussian War, Quintin Barry presents a detailed account of the war against the French Imperial Army waged by the armies of the German Confederation, directed by that supreme military mind, Helmuth von Moltke.The author places Moltke and his strategic planning in the context of the European balance of power following the ending of the Austria Prussian War of 1866, before exploring the initial mobilization and deployment of the armies in 1870. All of 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 directed by von Moltke.The author 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.
language: English
title: The Franco-Prussian War 1870-71, Volume 1: The Campaign of Sedan, Helmuth von Moltke and the Overthrow of the Second Empire
titlecomplete: The Franco-Prussian War 1870-71, Volume 1: The Campaign of Sedan, Helmuth von Moltke and the Overthrow of the Second Empire
characters: Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Constantin von Alvensleben, Emmanuel Félix de Wimpffen, Napoleon III, Otto von Bismarck, Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot, Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz, Barthélémy Louis Joseph Lebrun, François Achille Bazaine, Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, Albert of Saxony, Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal, Félix Douay, Pierre Louis Charles de Failly, Frederick III, German Emperor, Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, William I, German Emperor
genres: History, European History, Military History
ratings_count: 46
series: The Franco-Prussian War
publisher: Helion