Germany - Franco-Prussian War, Unification, Empire: The Seven Weeks’ War, by creating the North German Confederation, a powerful new state in the heart of central Europe, abruptly altered the system of international relations on the Continent. Every gov
After a short summary of the Franco-Prussian War, the main evolutions of the French model of conscription prior to 1870 are presented. Unlike its Eastern neighbour, which had further developed the Napoleonic model of a 'nation-in-arms', France had returned to a form of military organization ...
The Franco-Prussian War was the largest and most important war in Europe since Waterloo, changing the face of the continent for the next fifty years. Having already defeated Austria in 1866 as part of his continuing plan for the unification of Germany, the Chancellor of Prussia Otto von Bismar...