The Franco-Prussian War

ISBN-13: 9780367705305 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 526 str.

Michael Howard; Bertrand Taithe

Opis

A tour de force of both European and military history, The Franco-Prussian War is a superb account of this hugely important conflict, ideal for the student, historian and general reader alike. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Bertrand Taithe.

Recenzje

'No outline can suggest the richness of detail and significance, or the superb command of language with which he invests his chronicle. His book is a masterpiece.' - Sunday Times

'The most influential British military historian of his generation.' - The Guardian

'...an eminent military historian and decorated combat veteran who helped redefine the chronicling of conflict between states.' - The New York Times

'Teachers who have sought a history of the war of 1870-71 to recommend to their students will share my satisfaction on reading Michael Howard's. The general reader interested in one of the epoch-making events of modern history will find it of equal value.' - Lawrence D. Steefel, The Journal of Modern History

'Michael Howard has analysed the origins and the events of this great war with thoroughness, clarity, and high narrative skill.' - The Times

Spis treści

Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Bertrand Taithe  Introduction  1. The Antagonists  2. The Outbreak  3. The First Disasters  4. The Army of the Rhine  5. The Army of Châlons  6. The Government of National Defence  7. Metz and Strasbourg  8. The Battle for Orléans  9. The Siege of Paris  10. Guerre à Outrance  11. The Peace.  Notes on Sources  Select Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Michael Howard (1922-2019) was a British military historian and formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War, Honorary Fellow of All Souls College, and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University. He was also Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University, and the founder of the Department of War Studies at King's College, London. He co-founded the International Institute for Strategic Studies in 1958. The author of many highly regarded books Howard was described in the Financial Times as "Britain's greatest living historian", and by The Guardian as "Britain's foremost expert on conflict".