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1864: The Forgotten War That Shaped Modern Europe
Tom Buk-Swienty
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Description for 1864: The Forgotten War That Shaped Modern Europe
Paperback. Translator(s): Buk-Swienty, Annette. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DND; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
The Battle of Dybbøl, 1864. Prussian troops lay siege to an outpost in the far south of Denmark. The conflict is over control of the Duchy of Schleswig, recently annexed by Denmark to the alarm of its largely German-speaking inhabitants. Danish troops make a valiant attempt to hold out but are overrun by the might of the Prussian onslaught. Of little strategic importance, the struggle for Schleswig foreshadowed the same forces that, fifty years later, would tear Europe apart. Prussia's victory would not only rejuvenate its nascent militarism, but help it claim leadership of the new German ... Read more
The Battle of Dybbøl, 1864. Prussian troops lay siege to an outpost in the far south of Denmark. The conflict is over control of the Duchy of Schleswig, recently annexed by Denmark to the alarm of its largely German-speaking inhabitants. Danish troops make a valiant attempt to hold out but are overrun by the might of the Prussian onslaught. Of little strategic importance, the struggle for Schleswig foreshadowed the same forces that, fifty years later, would tear Europe apart. Prussia's victory would not only rejuvenate its nascent militarism, but help it claim leadership of the new German ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781252765
SKU
V9781781252765
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99-99
About Tom Buk-Swienty
Tom Buk-Swienty is a Danish journalist and history writer. He has been the US correspondent for several major Danish newspapers, is a former fellow at the Cullman Center of the New York Public Library and now teaches at the University of Southern Denmark. The Danish editions of 1864 have sold over 150,000 copies locally and formed the basis for the ... Read more
Reviews for 1864: The Forgotten War That Shaped Modern Europe
Tom Buk-Swienty tells a story packed with vivid incident and intriguing characters, and which crackles with narrative energy
Christopher Silvester
Financial Times
An irresistible read
Times
Excellently written
Morning Star
Christopher Silvester
Financial Times
An irresistible read
Times
Excellently written
Morning Star