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Bismarck's War

By: Basic Books

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Basic Books)


Product Info

Title
Bismarck's War
Publisher
Category
Author
Rachel Chrastil
Publish Year
2023
Pages
512
Dimensions
6.5x9.75x2"
NKG Part #
2148192848
Type
Hardcover

Description

Among the conflicts that convulsed Europe during the nineteenth century, none was more startling and consequential than the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871. Deliberately engineered by Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the war succeeded in shattering French supremacy, deposing Napoleon III, and uniting a new German Empire. But it also produced brutal military innovations and a precarious new imbalance of power that together set the stage for the devastating world wars of the next century.

In Bismarck’s War, historian Rachel Chrastil chronicles events on the battlefield in full, while also showing in intimate detail how the war reshaped and blurred the boundaries between civilian and soldier as the fighting swept across France. The result is the definitive history of a transformative conflict that changed Europe, and the history of warfare, forever.