The Wars of German Unification

ISBN-13: 9781780938080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 424 str.

Dennis Showalter

Opis

The Wars of German Unification is the definitive account of the three of the most decisive conflicts in the history of modern Europe. In this new edition, Dennis Showalter offers a thoroughly updated look at the wars and their context that will be invaluable for those interested in the military, social and political history of the period. Showalter explores how the Schleswig-Holstein conflict of 1864; the 'Six Weeks War' of 1866; and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 fundamentally altered the balance of power in 19th-century Europe. They marked the establishment of Prussian hegemony in central Europe, the creation of the Bismarckian Reich in 1871, the reduction of Habsburg influence and the collapse of Napoleon III's Second Empire. The Wars of German Unification offers a balanced and incisive account of the wars, their origins and their consequences, and firmly embeds these conflicts in their political, ideological and military contexts. This volume traces the transition from the 'cabinet wars' of the 19th century and shows how the conflicts that made up the wars of German unification provided the foundation for the birth of modern warfare.

Recenzje

Magisterial. A work that has no equal and is unlikely ever to have any. This book contains all the qualities that have made Dennis Showalter one of the world's finest military historians. David Wetzel, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Spis treści

Introduction1. Confederation and Revolution2. New Eras3. Under the Double Eagle4. Roads to War5. Iron Dice6. "Know When to Hold and When to Fold"7. War against the Empire8. The Republic Strikes Back9. War with FranceEpilogueFurther ReadingIndex

O autorze

Dennis Showalter is Professor of History at Colorado College, USA. He is the author of several books, including Armor and Blood: The Battle of Kursk, The Turning Point of World War II (2013), Patton and Rommel: Men Of War in the Twentieth Century (2005) and Tannenberg: Clash of Empires 1914 (1991), which won the American Historical Association's Paul M. Birdsall Prize. He is the Founding Editor of the War in History journal and Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Bibliographies Online: Military History. Professor Showalter was also President of the Society for Military History between 1997 and 2000.