The Franco-Prussian War

Michael Howard's classic study of the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War remains one of the most authoritative single-volume accounts of the conflict that reshaped Europe. Combining strategic analysis with political context, Howard explains how Prussia's military reforms, French miscalculations, and rapid battlefield manoeuvres led to the collapse of the Second Empire and the rise of a unified Germany, prior owner details to title page.