A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870-1871

by David Wetzel

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299291340
• ISBN13: 9780299291341
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"