Author: Mads RASMUSSENPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Den Slesvigske Krig 1864: en folkelig Fremstilling af Danmarks anden Kamp for Slesvig
Author: Mads RASMUSSENBismarck's First War
Author: Michael EmbreePublisher: Helion & Company Limited
ISBN: 9781906033033
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
This book chronicles the final conflict over the now almost forgotten "Schleswig-Holstein Question", once a pivotal issue for the great powers of Europe. The campaign of Schleswig and Jutland was also the first of Otto von Bismarck's Wars of German Unification, which together created a united German Empire under Prussian leadership. The detailed story of this, the last of the "Cabinet Wars", is told here for the first time in English, compiled from numerous published and unpublished sources, including many contemporary and first hand accounts, as well as official reports. This is an invaluable resource for any student of the mid 19th Century. Key topics include: * The historical background to the conflict. * The political crisis of 1863, the intervention of the "German Parliament" and the build-up to war. * Full descriptions of all military and naval forces involved. * The first phase of the war - the defense and withdrawal from the Danewerke. * The siege and defense of the Dybbøl position. * The Allied invasion of Jutland, and the naval war including the Danish blockade of north Germany ports. * The First Armistice, the London Conference attempts at peace talks and their failure. *The final phase of the conflict, including notably the Prussian conquest of the island of Als. The book includes: * Comprehensive orders of battle for the various stages of the war. * Informative maps, many adapted from early sources. * Numerous illustrations and photographs * Many informative charts and diagrams. * Detailed analysis of contemporary and later sources.
Denmark and Slesvig (1848-1864)
Author: Waldemar WestergaardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: Road to Königgrätz
Author: Quintin BarryPublisher: Helion and Company
ISBN: 1909384747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Before the War of 1866 the name of Helmuth Von Moltke was scarcely known outside the Prussian army. His appointment as Chief of the General Staff was in many ways surprising, and he certainly did not himself expect it. He was thus put at the head of a military institution that was already to some extent superior to its counterparts elsewhere; he was to turn it into a formidable machine that became, in his hands, very nearly invincible. This was due to number of factors which coincided with his appointment. Among these were the many advances in military technology and logistics on the one hand, and on the other the emergence of Otto Von Bismarck as Minister-President of Prussia, with whom Moltke had a crucial, if occasionally uneasy, relationship. This book follows Moltke's part in the course of the campaign at the end of which his name had become a household word. It traces his rise to the position of Chief of the General Staff, against the background of the political situation of Prussia in the middle of the 19th Century, and the way in which he developed the functions of the General Staff. Moltke's contribution to the allied campaign of Prussia and Austria against Denmark in 1864 was an important part of his own development, before the inevitable war between the successful allies in 1866. As the book shows, for that war Moltke prepared his plans in the minutest detail. The triumphant success of his strategy in Bohemia was supplemented by the boldness of his campaign in western Germany, in which a small Prussian army overcame a huge numerical disadvantage. By the end of the Seven Weeks' War Moltke had made Prussia the strongest military power in Europe. The Campaign of 1866 in Bohemia is covered in great detail, including the most extensive coverage of the Battle of Königgätz yet published in English. The author has made full use of an extensive number of German language sources. His detailed text is accompanied by a number of black and white illustrations and battle maps. Orders of battle are also provided. This is the latest title in Helion's groundbreaking series of 19th Century studies, and will again appear in hardback as a strictly limited edition printing of 750 copies, each individually numbered and signed by the author on a decorative title page.
Subject Index of Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Nordisk museologi
Author: Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibrarySubject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description