German Armies 1870–71 (1)

Prussia

Michael Solka, Darko Pavlovic, Darko Pavlovic

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English

Osprey
20 May 2012

History; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Land forces & warfare

Series: Men-at-Arms

The crushing victory by Prussia and her German allies in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870–71, destroyed one empire and created another. It finally unified the German states into an empire under Prussian leadership – an empire proclaimed in the very halls of captured Versailles. In 1870 Prussia's reformed mobilization system put enormous armies into the field with unprecedented efficiency. The confidence which the victory encouraged among German militarists, and the intolerable humiliation it inflicted upon France, ensured that an even more destructive war was soon inevitable. This, the first of two titles, lists and illustrates the units of Prussia and her North German Confederation, the powerhouse of a formidable military machine.

By: Michael Solka
Illustrated by: Darko Pavlovic, Darko Pavlovic
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 416
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 198g
ISBN: 9781841767543
ISBN 10: 1841767549
Series: Men-at-Arms
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 20 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Solka, M.A. is an author and historian. He works mainly for the TXT media agency, and is also involved with the 'Word' programme produced by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation. He has written fifteen books on American Indians and American military history for a German publishing company, but this is his first book for Osprey. He lives in Upper Bavaria, Germany. Darko Pavlovic was born in 1959 and currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. A trained architect, he now works as a full-time illustrator and writer, specialising in militaria. Darko has illustrated a number of books for Osprey and he has also written and illustrated titles for the Men-at-Arms series on the Austrian army of the 19th century.