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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521560594

ISBN-139780521560597

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Number of Pages330 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAustro-Prussian War : Austria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1866

Publication Year1996

SubjectMilitary / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Europe / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorGeoffrey Wawro

Subject AreaHistory

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22.2 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN95-050529

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Reviews"Wawro's discussion of the strategic plans and dispositions of the three major belligerents and Austria's lesser allies is excellent. The simple maps aid understanding of the deployment and mofvements of widely separated forces on terrain unfamiliar to most American readers." SFC John T. Broom, Military Reviews, "A lively narrative history, based on an abundance of new research." MacGregor Knox, The London School of Economics, "As the author of a history of the Franco-Prussian War that has held the field for some forty years, I was deeply apprehensive when I learned that Dr. Wawro was at work on another. I had good cause to be. His work is magnificent. The research is both wide and deep, the operational analysis masterly, and there is not a dull page in the book. Dr. Wawro has established himself as one of the leading military historians of his generation." Sir Michael Howard, "This is an extraordinarily luminous book about not only a war but also a continent and a century. Written with verve and wit, The Franco-Prussian War harnesses scholarship and story-telling to wonderful effect. Geoffrey Wawro has given us a magnificent yarn." Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, "Geoffrey Wawro's lively and insightful new study offers the reader a view of the familiar events of the Königgrätz campaign from the relatively unfamiliar perspective of the AustrianFeldzeugmeisterLudwig Benedek's headquarters." German Studies Review, "The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 started the modern Hundred Years' War that did not end until 1945. Professor Geoff Wawro's book is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject. Thoughtful and well written, it is a major contribution to an understanding of history." Henry Kissinger, "Comprehensive, erudite, balanced, and clearly written, we have here the best work on this war in any language." J. Arden Bucholz, Central European History, "A lively narrative history, based on an abundance of new research."MacGregor Knox, The London School of Economics, "...offers a curious mixture of historical writing. ...Wawro presents excellent campaign history, particularly of the little-covered events in the Italian theater of operations. ...truly valuable for its narrative of events in the Italian theater." Scott W. Lackey, Historian, "Geoffrey Wawro's lively and insightful new study offers the reader a view of the familiar events of the K_niggr+tz campaign from the relatively unfamiliar perspective of the AustrianFeldzeugmeisterLudwig Benedek's headquarters." German Studies Review, "The Austro-Prussian War is an outstanding work, illustrating once again that operational military history can make important and enjoyable contributions to understanding the past. A must for undergraduate, graduate, and specialist collections." Choice

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal943/.076

Table Of Content1. Strategy and tactics in 1866; 2. Origins of the Austro-Prussian War; 3. War plans and mobilization; 4. Italy declares war; 5. Custoza; 6. Podol, Vysokov, and Trautenau; 7. Münchengrätz, Burkersdorf and Skalice; 8. Jicin and Benedek's flight to Könnigrätz; 9. Könnigratz: Benedek's stand in the 'Bystrice Pocket'; 10. Könnigratz: Moltke's envelopment; 11. Aftermath: the peace and Europe, 1866-1914.

SynopsisThis is a new history of the Austro-Prussian-Italian War of 1866, which paved the way for German and Italian unification. Geoffrey Wawro describes Prussia's successful invasion of Habsburg Bohemia, and the wretched collapse of the Austrian army in July 1866. Blending military and social history, he describes the panic that overtook Austria's regiments in each clash with the Prussians. He reveals the blundering of the Austrian commandant who fumbled away key strategic advantages and ultimately lost a war--crucial to the fortunes of the Habsburg Monarchy--that most European pundits had predicted they would win., New history of the Austro-Prussian-Italian War of 1866, which paved the way for German and Italian unification., This is a history of the Austro-Prussian-Italian War of 1866, which paved the way for German and Italian unification. Geoffrey Wawro describes Prussia's successful invasion of Habsburg Venetia, and the wretched collapse of the Austrian army in July 1866., This is a history of the Austro-Prussian-Italian War of 1866, which paved the way for German and Italian unification. It is based upon extensive new research in the state and military archives of Austria, Germany, and Italy. Geoffrey Wawro describes Prussia's successful invasion of Habsburg Venetia, and the wretched collapse of the Austrian army in July 1866. Although the book gives a thorough accounting of both the Prussian and Italian war efforts, it is most notable for the light it sheds on the Austrians. Through painstaking archival research, Wawro reconstructs the Austrian campaign, blow-by-blow, hour-by-hour. Blending military and social history, he describes the terror and panic that overtook Austria's regiments of the line in each clash with the Prussians. He reveals the unconscionable blundering of the Austrian commandant and his chief deputies who fumbled away key strategic advantages and ultimately lost a war - crucial to the fortunes of the Habsburg Monarchy - that most European pundits had predicted they would win.

LC Classification NumberDD438 .W39 1996