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In 1870 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 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. First published in 1961 and now with a new introduction, The Franco-Prussian War is acknowledged as the definitive history of one of the most dramatic and decisive conflicts in the history of Europe.
Wawro describes the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1, that violently changed the course of European history.
The first volume of this comprehensive study of the Franco-Prussian War presents a detailed account of Germany Confederation’s decisive victory over France. In the first part of this two-volume military history, Quintin Barry examines the war against the French Imperial Army waged by the armies of the German Confederation, directed by that supreme military mind, Helmuth von Moltke. Barry places Moltke and his strategic planning in the context of the European balance of power following the ending of the Austria Prussian War in 1866. He then explores the initial mobilization and deployment of the armies in 1870. All the battles of this opening round of the war are described in detail, including Weissenburg, Worth, Spicheren, Borny-Colombey, Mars la Tour, Gravelotte, Beaumont and, of course, Sedan. The book ends as the Second Empire of Napoleon III lies defeated, crushed by the German armies. Barry has made full use of an extensive number of German and French language sources. His detailed text is accompanied by a number of black and white illustrations and newly drawn battle maps. Orders of battle are also provided.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ... and the columns came up afterwards. Further details will be found in a subsequent chapter on the supply of ammunition. Let us now examine the French accounts of the period of the battle described above. The 2nd and 3rd French Corps observed movements on the part of the Germans at an early hour. This was reported to Marshal Bazaine at 10 o'clock, and the orders to the 3rd and 4th Corps as to the defensive measures they were to take were repeated. The troops were to encamp in two lines, in as close order as possible, while the 6th Corps was to explore the road to Marange, north of Bronvaux, which leads towards the extreme right flank, and the 4th Corps to reconnoitre in the direction of Nerroy le Veneur.1 It was already recognised as possible that the Germans might extend their front so far as to threaten a serious attack on St. Privat. In this case the 6th Corps was to hold its ground there so as to enable the right wing to change its front in case of necessity, with a view to taking up a position in rear, which it was then in the act of reconnoitring. On the other hand the 4th French Corps was evidently surprised, and according to Montluisant's account the 6th Corps also, by the attack of the Ixth Army Corps. That writer says: --'On the i8th also the 6th Corps possessed no information as to the position of the enemy, and the staff was so far from suspecting the approach of the Prussians that it looked on the first information sent from St. Marie aux Chenes, suggesting the probability of an early attack from Batilly and St. Ail, as unworthy of credence.' 1 Both these villages lay in the rear of the French position, and the fact suggests a fear on the part of the Marshal that it was threatened by the Germans. According to Frossard the fire...
The second volume of this comprehensive military history examines the fall of the Second French Empire and the founding of a unified Germany. Helmuth von Moltke’s victory over France in the Battle of Sedan resulted in the capture of Napoleon III. But the war against the Government of National Defense presented quite different problems to von Moltke and his staff. Although the Siege of Paris loomed large during the second phase of the war, historian Quintin Barry fully explores events in other parts of France, including the siege of Strasbourg, the activities of the Francs Tireurs, the investment of Metz, and the battle against the French armies of the Loire, the North, and the East. As with the first volume of this study, Barry has made full use of an extensive number of German and French language sources. His detailed text is accompanied by a number of black and white illustrations and newly drawn battle maps. Orders of battle are also provided.