The Austro-Prussian War
Subtitle: Austria's war with Prussia and Italy in 1866
By: Geoffrey Wawro.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Austro-Prussian War, 1866; Custozza, Battle of, 1866; Königgrätz, Battle of, Sadová, Czech Republic, 1866; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1848-1870; Austria -- Politics and government -- 1848-1918; Italy -- Politics and government -- 1849-1870
Description: Geoffrey Wawro recounts the story of this crucial European war, from its diplomatic origins to its pivotal battles. This is the first history of the Austro-Prussian War in more than thirty years, and the first ever to be based upon extensive research in the political and military archives of Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and England. Wawro has reconstructed the Austrian campaign, blow-by-blow, hour-by-hour.

He divulges the secrets of Prussian military success, as well as the dismal, sometimes lurid reasons for Austria's military collapse and Italy's near collapse. The book is most notable for the light it sheds on the Habsburg war effort.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-308) and index.