The Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 (Essential Histories)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: March 25, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781841764214
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; War & defence operations; c 1800 to c 1900; Military - Other; 19th Century World History; Military History - Modern; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Germany; Europe - France; Europe - Germany; History / Military / General; Modern - 19th Century
First sentence: The new Germany created in 1871 called itself the Second Empire, or Reich in German; just as the Nazi German state of 1938-45 called itself the Third Reich or Greater Germany.