The Franco-German War of 1870-71, by Count Helmuth von Moltke
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"[...]supreme Command was quite content with the results obtained. The retreat of the enemy had been arrested, and a day had been gained for the crossing of the Moselle by the IInd and IIIrd Armies. August 15th.—In the early morning of the 15th the cavalry had ridden forward to the outworks of Metz, but found none of the enemy on this side of the fortress. A few shells scared away the Imperial Head-quarter from Longeville on the further side of the Moselle. As King William was riding over to visit the Ist Army, immense clouds of dust were observed rising on the further side of the fortress; and it was no longer doubtful that the French had begun their retreat, and that the IInd Army was henceforth free to follow across the Moselle with all its Corps. The Ist Corps of the Ist Army was necessarily left at Courcelles, south of Metz, to protect the railway, the other two were brought up leftward towards the Seille; and they were also by-and-by to cross the Moselle higher up, so as to avoid interference from the fortress. The French had started again on the retreat interrupted on the previous day, but proceeded little more than four miles[8] beyond Metz on[...]".
The Franco-German War of 1870-71, by Count Helmuth von Moltke- Published on: 2015-03-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .92" w x 6.00" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 406 pages
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German
About the Author Fischer III is a member of the International Research Committee on Disasters, and is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Serious and detailed Franco-Prussian war history By Robert Ruman London, 1992, Greenhill, lst UK ed thus w/DJ, , limited r/p of 1907 ed, 6x9, 447 pp. appendice lists detailed German & French orders of Battle down to reguiment., 1 MAP.Helmuth von Moltke was promoted to Field Marshal and created Graf von Moltke by the ambitious William I of Prussia and his Chancellor Bismarck on the consolidation of the German empire in 1871, after his triumphs in the Franco-German War. A brilliant intellectual, his strategy and generalship had prevailed against the apparently mighty military power of Napoleon III of France. Napoleon had thought to bolster popular support for his rule by extending his territory to the Rhine. Instead he lost his throne and France was humiliatingly forced to cede Alsace and Lorraine.By the time this war broke out, von Moltke had already achieved outstanding and surprising successes against Austria in the Six Weeks' War in 1866, and, a perfectionist in organisation, was the creator of the General Staff system of today. Rapidity of attack by the use of railway transport was as successful in France as in his earlier victories, but in France defeat of the army was followed by a people's war before final victory was achieved, exemplified most vividly by the long and horrific siege of Paris.Against military autobiography in principle, von Moltke was nevertheless prevailed upon to write the history of this war, thus achieving for the reader the best of both worlds - a careful and accurate description of events, combined with insights into strategy which as commander only he could authoritatively give. From the preparations for war and the combat of Weissenburg on 4th August 1870, von Moltke sweeps the reader through his carefully planned campaign including every stage of the war up to the armistice and the homeward march of the victorious German army. Von Moltke is considered by many the most able mind in military matters since Napoleon, and in this unimpeachable work has left for posterity the rare legacy of a complete war recorded from the viewpoint of its commander-in-chief.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One of Germany's great literary writers -- was her greatest general. By thesheikh Helmuth von Moltke, "The Man of Silence," eschewed memoir, disliking the inflation of role and ego such works generally embody. But by the time he designed his consummate success in France, here told in brilliantly clear and concise prose, he had also become one of Germany's great literary voices, a man whose works describing nations outside Germany, along with his letters, are still taught in LITERATURE courses in Germany today.That he happened to be the single greatest military mind in the long history of warfare between Napoleon and 1939 is an amazing double-role -- but no coincidence. Educated as a humanist and a soldier, he carried on the traditions of both, richly.You will learn when you read this how much he accomplished, in how revolutionary a manner -- and you will learn why he is still a relevant literary figure.So, put your endlessly self-contradictory and long-winded Clausewitz aside and read a man who really knew how to write -- and win major wars.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four Stars By David A. Grosskopf Detailed study of the war, but the total lack of maps made it difficult to follow.
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