The Franco-Prussian War
Subtitle: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780521617437
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Military - Other; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Europe; Europe - France; Europe - Germany; History / Europe / General; Europe - General
First sentence: On 3 July 1866, even as Emperor Napoleon III made plans to dispatch an envoy to Prussian royal headquarters to urge restraint, a quarter of million Prussian troops under the command of General Helmuth von Moltke smashed the Austrian army at the battle of Koniggratz.