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Armies of Bismarck´s Wars: Prussia, 1860–1867
Bruce Bassett-Powell
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On July 3rd, 1866, a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of Königgrätz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. The foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player. The event caused alarm in the rest of the Western world. How was a country like Prussia able to upset the balance of power in Europe, when only sixteen years earlier Austria’s treaty of Olmützit had put it in its place? Its performance as an Austrian ally had been less than stellar in the 2nd Schleswig War ... Read more
On July 3rd, 1866, a Prussian army overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of Königgrätz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. The foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player. The event caused alarm in the rest of the Western world. How was a country like Prussia able to upset the balance of power in Europe, when only sixteen years earlier Austria’s treaty of Olmützit had put it in its place? Its performance as an Austrian ally had been less than stellar in the 2nd Schleswig War ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781935149231
SKU
V9781935149231
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About Bruce Bassett-Powell
Bruce Bassett-Powell is an author and artist who specialises in military uniforms.
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