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In the second part of this comprehensive all-new two-volume military history of the Franco-Prussian War, the author continues his narrative from the fall of the Second Empire until the ending of the war, and the founding of a unified Germany. The war against the Government of National Defence presented quite different problems to von Moltke and his staff. Although the Siege of Paris loomed large during the second phase of the war, the author 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 b

Sedan Campaign, 1870. --- Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 --- Campaigns. --- Campaigns --- Moltke, Helmuth, --- Moltke, --- Moltke, Helmuth Charles-Bernard, --- Moltke, Helmuth Karl Bernhard, --- Von Moltke, Helmuth, --- Germany --- History, Military --- Molʹtke, Gelʹmut fon,

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This book explores the influence of Helmuth von Moltke, Germany's Chief of the General Staff between 1906 and 1914. Based largely on previously unknown primary sources, it analyses the General Staff's role in military decision-making and Moltke's relationship with Kaiser Wilhelm II, as well as the genesis of the Schlieffen Plan and Germany's military and political reactions to the many pre-war crises. Moltke's influence on Germany's political decision-making was decisive, helping to foster an increasingly confrontational mood. The book takes specific issue with the common perception of Moltke as an ineffectual and reluctant military leader, remembered primarily for the defeat at the Battle of the Marne and his alleged adulteration of the Schlieffen Plan. It concludes that he was both bellicose and ambitious, hoping for war 'the sooner the better' and playing a crucial role in the outbreak and early months of the First World War.

World War, 1914-1918 --- Causes --- Moltke, Helmuth von, --- Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von, --- Von Moltke, Helmuth, --- Fon Molʹtke, Khelʹmut, --- Molʹtke, Khelʹmut fon, --- Germany --- Politics and government --- Causes. --- Moltke, Helmuth Johannes Ludwig von (1848-1916) --- Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) --- Schlieffen, Alfred von (1833-1913) --- Allemagne --- Biographie --- Aspect stratégique --- Histoire militaire --- 1870-1918