A Parisian Under Fire A Tale Of The Franco Prussian War
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A Parisian Under Fire A Tale Of The Franco Prussian War
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Author : Zénaïde Fleuriot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
A Parisian Under Fire A Tale Of The Franco Prussian War written by Zénaïde Fleuriot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with French fiction categories.
The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures In The Franco Prussian War
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Author : G. A. Henty
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-05-09
The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures In The Franco Prussian War written by G. A. Henty and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-09 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Guy De Maupassant S Tales Of The Franco Prussian War A Collection Of Short Stories
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Author : Guy de Mauspassant
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-03-30
Guy De Maupassant S Tales Of The Franco Prussian War A Collection Of Short Stories written by Guy de Mauspassant and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-30 with Fiction categories.
These early works by Guy de Maupassant were originally published in the 1880's. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassant's tales of the Franco-Prussian War, and includes 'Two Little Soldiers', 'The Prisoners', 'The Lancer's Wife', 'Boule de Suif', 'A Coup D'etat', and many other titles. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace by trying to secure a legal separation from her husband. After the split, Maupassant lived with his mother till he was thirteen, and inherited her love of classical literature. In 1880, Maupassant published his first – and, according to many, his best – short story, entitled 'Boule de Suif' ('Ball of Fat'). It was an instant success. He went on to be extremely prolific during the 1880s, working methodically to produce up to four volumes of short fiction every year. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.
France At Bay 1870 1871
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Author : Douglas Fermer
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2011-07-12
France At Bay 1870 1871 written by Douglas Fermer and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-12 with History categories.
The Franco-Prussian War did not end with the catastrophic French defeat at Sedan on 1 September 1870 when an entire French army surrendered, the Emperor Napoleon III was captured and his regime collapsed. The war went on for another five agonizing months, and resolved itself into a contest for Paris—for while Paris held out, France was undefeated. The story of this dramatic final phase of the war is the subject of Douglas Fermers masterly account, the sequel to his Sedan 1870. He weaves this story of military victory and defeat into a gripping narrative and it sets the extraordinary events of nearly 150 years ago in the wider context of European history.
The Franco Prussian War
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Author : Geoffrey Wawro
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-08-25
The Franco Prussian War written by Geoffrey Wawro and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-25 with History categories.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1 violently changed the course of European History. Alarmed by Bismarck's territorial ambitions and the Prussian army's crushing defeats of Denmark in 1864 and Austria in 1866, French Emperor Napoleon III vowed to bring Prussia to heel. Digging into many European and American archives for the first time, Geoffrey Wawro's The Franco-Prussian War describes the war that followed in thrilling detail. While the armies mobilized in July 1870, the conflict appeared 'too close to call'. Prussia and its German allies overwhelmingly outnumbered the French. But Marshal Achille Bazaine's grognards ('old grumblers') were the stuff of legend, the most resourceful, battle-hardened, sharp-shooting troops in Europe. From the political intrigues that began and ended the war to the bloody battles at Gravelotte and Sedan and the last murderous fights on the Loire and in Paris, this is a stunning, authoritative history of the Franco-Prussian War.
The Franco Prussian War
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Author : Michael Howard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-12-09
The Franco Prussian War written by Michael Howard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-09 with History categories.
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.
Bismarck S War
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Author : Rachel Chrastil
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2023-06-01
Bismarck S War written by Rachel Chrastil and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-01 with History categories.
'Compassionate and thought-provoking history' Daily Telegraph 'Superb on the human consequences of war, ravishing in its evocations of wartime life' The Times 'Fresh and compelling ... a tour-de-force' David A. Bell Less than a month after it marched into France in summer 1870, the Prussian army had devastated its opponents, captured Napoleon III and wrecked all assumptions about Europe's pecking order. Other countries looked on in helpless amazement. Pushing aside further French resistance, a new German Empire was proclaimed (as a deliberate humiliation) in the Palace of Versailles, leaving the French to face civil war in Paris, reparations and the loss of Alsace and Lorraine. Bismarck's War tells the story of one of the most shocking reversals of fortune in modern European history. The culmination of a globally violent decade, the Franco-Prussian War was deliberately engineered by Bismarck, both to destroy French power and to unite Germany. It could not have worked better, but it also had lurking inside it the poisonous seeds of all the disasters that would ravage the twentieth century. Drawing on a remarkable variety of sources, Chrastil's book explores the military, technological, political and social events of the war, its human cost and the way that the sheer ferocity of war, however successful, has profound consequences for both victors and victims.
The Franco Prussian War
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Author : Michael Howard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-12-09
The Franco Prussian War written by Michael Howard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-09 with History categories.
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.
The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures In The Franco Prussian War With Original Illustrations
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Author : G. A. Henty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-13
The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures In The Franco Prussian War With Original Illustrations written by G. A. Henty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-13 with categories.
The present story was written and published a few months, only, after the termination of the Franco-German war. At that time the plan--which I have since carried out in The Young Buglers, Cornet of Horse, and In Times of Peril, and which I hope to continue, in further volumes--of giving, under the guise of historical tales, full and accurate accounts of all the leading events of great wars, had not occurred to me. My object was only to represent one phase of the struggle--the action of the bodies of volunteer troops known as franc tireurs.The story is laid in France and is, therefore, written from the French point of view. The names, places, and dates have been changed; but circumstances and incidents are true. There were a good many English among the franc tireurs, and boys of from fifteen to sixteen were by no means uncommon in their ranks. Having been abroad during the whole of the war, I saw a good deal of these irregulars, and had several intimate friends amongst them. Upon the whole, these corps did much less service to the cause of France than might have been reasonably expected. They were too often badly led, and were sometimes absolutely worse than useless.But there were brilliant exceptions, and very many of those daring actions were performed which--while requiring heroism and courage of the highest kind--are unknown to the world in general, and find no place in history. Many of the occurrences in this tale are related, almost in the words in which they were described to me, by those who took part in them; and nearly every fact and circumstance actually occurred, according to my own knowledge. Without aspiring to the rank of a history, however slight, the story will give you a fair idea of what the life of the franc tireurs was, and of what some of them actually went through, suffered, and performed.
The Reality Of War
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Author : Léonce Patry
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 2001
The Reality Of War written by Léonce Patry and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
The long and sombre chronicle of the Franco-Prussian war is an episode that deserves further attention. English-speaking readers have very little sense of what the war was like for its participants. Based on his own experiences, Patry vividly describes the bloodshed and appalling atrocities committed during the army advance to retake the Paris commune. He is also deeply critical of the shortcomings and follies of the high command. An elegant translation of a compelling text, written by a man of obvious charm and honesty, and equally obvious faults, this book is a joy to read. It ranks as one of the best examples of war memoirs written in any language.