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The Franco-Prussian War : The German Invasion of France, 1870-1871 by Michael Eliot Howard is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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This is a good book written by an exceptional soldier and historian, however, it's not for everybody. I'll try to quickly summarize the primary obstacles for the average American reader. First, this is an operational history and operational histories are, by their very nature, boring reads. It is particularly difficult to get excited about the movements of various armies, corps, and divisions when American readers are generally unfamiliar with the geography of Alsace-Lorraine and the faceless commanders of either side. Next, Sir Michael elected not to translate the oblique French and German quotes of the participants provided to illuminate critical decisions and/or decisive actions. One must assume the British audience of 1961 were well up on their French and German. Most American readers will quickly tire of thumbing through their phrase books trying to figure out what was said. Finally, Sir Michael must have assumed his audience had a certain working knowledge of the primary cast of characters, places, and events of the 1870 War. For example, few American readers will likely be familiar with the Empress Eugenie or influence she had on her Emporer husband and the French decisio

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Author

Michael Eliot Howard

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780415027878

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Anthropology

Rating

4.04 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14