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 ...

The new French Third Republic continued the fight until the fall of Paris on 28 January 1871. The Franco-Prussian War led to the creation of the German Empire and the French Commune. Fitz-George's ...

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 ...

The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 was a dramatic event in both French and German history. In France it led to regime change and, some argue, created a thirst for revenge among some French ...

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.

The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 was 5,000 miles away from Idaho, but it echoed in Boise and Idaho City, as Germans closely watched the war, and then celebrated. Some even went to Europe to fight.

The name “Franco-Prussian War of 1870” conjures few images in the popular consciousness. It is an obscure war that is easily overshadowed by the Napoleonic wars of a few generations earlier, and the ...

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