A Duel of Nations

by Wetzel, David

• ISBN13: 9780299291341
• ISBN10: 0299291340
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780299291334
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-04
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Summary

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 Nationsdramatically 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.

Author Biography

David Wetzel lectures in history at the University of California, Berkeley. He is author of A Duel of Giants: Bismarck, Napoleon III, and the Origins of the Franco-Prussian War, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press, and of The Crimean War: A Diplomatic History.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Politics and Personalities	p. 3
The Position of the Powers	p. 26
The League of Neutrals	p. 41
The End of Napoleon III	p. 67
Ferrières	p. 100
Bismarck, Bazaine, and Thiers	p. 122
Bismarck's Anxieties	p. 145
Armistice	p. 180
Conclusion	p. 213
List of Abbreviations	p. 227
Notes	p. 231
Bibliographical Essay	p. 251
Index	p. 305
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