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Article: Wawro, Geoffrey: the Franco-Prussian War: the German Conquest of France in 1870-1871.(Book Review)
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- History: Review of New Books
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- September 22, 2004
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Wawro, Geoffrey The Franco-Prussian War: The German Conquest of France in 1870-1871 New York: Cambridge University Press 344 pp., $35.00, ISBN 0-521-58436-1 Publication Date: August 2003
It is no revelation to say that military history, especially nineteenth century European military history, is not in vogue these days. Still, there is a need for quality military history, and Geoffrey Wawro, a professor of strategic studies at the U.S. Naval War College, has produced just that in The Franco-Prussian War. Even if the reader does not care to read about battles--and they make up the bulk of the narrative--the first three chapters discussing the causes of the war, ...