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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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In the first part of this comprehensive all-new two-volume military history of the Franco-Prussian War, Quintin Barry presents a detailed account of the war against the French Imperial Army waged by the armies of the German Confederation, directed by that supreme military mind, Helmuth von Moltke. The author places Moltke and his strategic planning in the context of the European balance of power following the ending of the Austria Prussian War of 1866, before exploring the initial mobilization and deployment of the armies in 1870. All of the battles of this opening round of the war are describ
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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When Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, it was the fifth time during the nineteenth century that hostilities had broken out between the two empires. On this occasion the other Great Powers had done all they could to prevent it, although public opinion in the West had been shocked by Turkey's brutal repression of the Bulgarian uprising. The war was to be fought in two distinct theaters. In Europe, as on previous occasions, the Russian objective was to cross first the Danube and then the formidable Balkan Mountains before striking for Constantinople. In Asia, over territory
Rusland. --- Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878. --- Turkije. --- Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- History & Archaeology --- Balkan Peninsula
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Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 --- Campaigns --- Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) --- 1870 - 1871 --- Picardy (France) --- History, Military
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World War, 1914-1918 --- Naval operations. --- Blockades. --- Great Britain. --- World War (1914-1918) --- 1914-1918
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