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The Franco-Prussian War : the German conquest of France in 1870-1871 /
"The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 violently changed the course of European history. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the Prussian army's crushing defeats of Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866, French Emperor Napoleon III vowed to bring Prussia to heel. Digging into m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 violently changed the course of European history. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the Prussian army's crushing defeats of Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866, French Emperor Napoleon III vowed to bring Prussia to heel. Digging into many European and American archives for the first time, The Franco-Prussian War describes the war that followed in thrilling detail. Prussia and its German allies had twice as many troops as the French. But Marshal Achille Bazaine's grognards ('old grumblers') were the stuff of legend, the most resourceful, battle-hardened, sharp-shooting troops in Europe, and they carried the best rifle in the world. From the political intrigues that began and ended the war to the bloody battles at Gravelotte and Sedan and the last murderous fights on the Loire and in Paris, this is the definitive history of the Franco-Prussian War."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 327 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511338373 0511338376 9780511252150 0511252153 9780511253607 0511253605 128111295X 9781281112958 0511337280 9780511337284 9780511336638 0511336632 0521584361 9780521584364 9780511511820 0511511825 9780521617437 052161743X 9786611112950 6611112952 1139130005 9781139130004 0511337817 9780511337819 |