Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871, Volume 2: After Sedan: Helmuth Von Moltke and the Defeat of the Government of National Defence

by Quintin Barry

Overview

The second volume of this comprehensive military history examines the fall of the Second French Empire and the founding of a unified Germany.

Helmuth von Moltke’s victory over France in the Battle of Sedan resulted in the capture of Napoleon III. But the war against the Government of National Defense presented quite different problems to von Moltke and his staff.

Although the Siege of Paris loomed large during the second phase of the war, historian Quintin Barry fully explores events in other parts of France, including the siege of Strasbourg, the activities of the Francs Tireurs, the investment of Metz, and the battle against the French armies of the Loire, the North, and the East.

As with the first volume of this study, Barry has made full use of an extensive number of German and French language sources. His detailed text is accompanied by a number of black and white illustrations and newly drawn battle maps. Orders of battle are also provided.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907677595
Publisher:	Helion & Company Ltd.
Publication date:	05/20/2022
Series:	Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 Volume 2: After Sedan , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	289,548
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Quintin Barry is a solicitor and retired Employment Judge. He has also held a wide varirty of offices in both the public sectors, including the NHS and local radio. Following a lifelong interest in military and naval history, he is the author of a number of books in both fields. These include an acclaimed two volume history of the Franco Prussian War of 1870-1871; a history of the Austro Prussian War of 1866; and the first modern history of the Russo Turkish War of 1877-1878. He has also written a number of books of naval history, including a well reviewed account of the war in the North Sea in 1914-1918.