{"product_id":"the-franco-prussian-war-paperback","title":"The Franco-Prussian War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBertrand Taithe\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1870 the German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck ordered the Prussian Army to invade France, inciting one of the most dramatic conflicts in European history. It transformed not only the states-system of the European continent but the whole climate of European moral and political thought. The overwhelming triumph of German military might, evoking general admiration and imitation, introduced an era of power politics, which was to reach its disastrous climax in 1914. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Howard's \u003ci\u003eThe Franco-Prussian War\u003c\/i\u003e is widely acclaimed as a classic and the definitive history of one of the most dramatic and decisive conflicts in the history of Europe. Evoking a palpable sense of the struggle and the high stakes of the war, Howard analyses the tactics, political dynamics, morale and actions that determined the course of the conflict. He also describes the crucial role played by key figures in the war, including Bismarck, the Prussian military commander Helmuth Von Moltke, and the French generals MacMahon, Chanzy and Trochu. He also sheds fascinating light on how difficult it was to bring the war to an end, with extremists in both France and Prussia pushing to prolong the conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tour de force of both European and military history, \u003ci\u003eThe Franco-Prussian War\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb account of this dramatic and hugely important conflict, ideal for the student, historian and general reader alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Classics\u003c\/i\u003e edition includes a new Foreword by Bertrand Taithe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e (1922-2019) was a British military historian and formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War, Honorary Fellow of All Souls College, and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University. He was also Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University, and the founder of the Department of War Studies at King's College, London. He co-founded the International Institute for Strategic Studies in 1958. The author of many highly regarded books Howard was described in the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e as Britain's greatest living historian, and by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e as Britain's foremost expert on conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 526\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286642540793,"sku":"9780367705305","price":43.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TTBhV1FIUkZlZUpLOVJROHkxNE5CUT09.webp?v=1769107493","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-franco-prussian-war-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}