A Duel of Giants by David Wetzel (Paperback Book)

Name: A Duel of Giants by David Wetzel (Paperback Book)
Brand: University of Wisconsin Press

University of Wisconsin Press

Combining impeccable scholarship and literary elegance, David Wetzel depicts the drama of machinations and passions that exploded in a war that forever changed the face of European history.\nThe clash of two extraordinary personalities\u2014Otto von Bismarck and Napoleon III\u2014drives this engrossing account of the events leading up to the Franco-Prussian War, one of the most momentous and decisive conflicts in the history of Europe.\nAn accomplished and eloquent historian, David Wetzel tells how this utterly avoidable war unfolded in the brief, eventful days of July 1870, ushering in an era of power politics that would reach its apocalyptic climax in World War I. Hotheaded militarists, high-minded statesmen, scheming opportunists, impassioned nationalists, and sensationalist newspapers all\n\nA Duel of Giants\nBismarck, Napoleon III, and the Origins of the Franco-Prussian War\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail;