The Franco-Prussian War: 1870-71 (Essential Histories)
With updates from the author, specially commissioned maps and 50 new images, this is a concise overview of the Franco-Prussian War.
The 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.
Updated 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.
- Publisher: ‎ Osprey Publishing; 1st edition (20 Jan. 2022)
- Language: ‎ English
- Paperback
- 144 pages
- ISBN-10: ‎ 1472851366
- ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1472851369
- Dimensions: ‎ 15.29 x 0.93 x 20.78 cm
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