With two excellent studies of the 1870-1871 Franco-German War already available, Sir Michael Howard's venerable classic Franco-Prussian War: The German Invasion of France 1870-1871, Revised Edition ...

Michael Howard's account of the Franco-Prussian War, published in 1961, was so definitive that it seemed to deter others from telling the same story. Wawro has at last taken up the challenge, drawing ...

During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the adversaries principally carried single-shot breechloaders that chambered paper or paper/linen cartridges. This Old Gun: Mauser Model 1871/84 | An ...

Franco-Prussian War of 1870 stirred nationalist passions in Idaho By Arthur Hart. Special to the Idaho Statesman. Updated May 28, 2016 11:43 PM.

O n 18 August 1870, French and German forces clashed along a six-mile arc between the hamlets of Gravelotte and St Privat, in a Lorraine landscape of open fields and low rolling hills. Four weeks into ...

During the Franco-Prussian War and the ensuing civil war, ... Smee focuses on the destruction occurring between September 1870 and May 1871, ...

In “Bismarck’s War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe,” Ms. Chrastil, a historian at Xavier University, deftly uses Dietrich’s diary and other sources to enliven her ...

Book Review: The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871. Archives. Latest; Most Read; BOOK REVIEW: Russia's Turkish Wars: The Tsarist Army and the Balkan ... Wawro’s account ...