Author | : David Wetzel |
File Size | : 44,5 Mb |
Publisher | : University of Wisconsin Pres |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 04 September 2012 |
ISBN | : 9780299291334 |
Pages | : 327 pages |
A Duel of Nations by David Wetzel Book PDF Summary
On July 19, 1870, Emperor Napoleon III of France declared war against the Prussia of King William I and Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck. This book depicts the world in which that war took place. In this study of the diplomatic history of the Franco-Prussian War, the author draws extensively on private and official records, journalistic accounts, cabinet minutes, and public statements by key players to produce a book that is unmatched in the range and clarity of its analysis, its characterizations, and its vivid language. -- Description from book cover.