A Duel of Nations
Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870–1871| By: | David Wetzel |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780299291341 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780299291334 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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On July 19, 1870, Emperor Napoleon III of France declared war against the Prussia of King William I and Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck. A Duel of Nations dramatically depicts the world in which that war took place. In this, the first book in English to study in totality the diplomatic history of the Franco-Prussian War, David Wetzel draws extensively on private and official records, journalistic accounts, cabinet minutes, and public statements by key players to produce a book that is unmatched in the range and clarity of its analysis, its forceful characterizations, and its vivid language.