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"A clear and persuasive case against the kind of determinism that sees individuals, even leading statesmen, as mere puppets of overriding forces." - Peter Gay, author of The Bourgeois Experience; "Out of the dry bones of diplomatic documents Wetzel has created a fascinating story that illustrates the supreme importance of personalities in the making of politics and, more important, the making of wars." - Sir Michael Howard, author of The Franco-Prussian War
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The clash of two extraordinary personalities - Otto von Bismarck and Napoleon III - drives 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. An 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 played their part as the European powers of the era - France, Germany, England, Austria, Spain, Italy and Russia - jockeyed for advantage. Amidst this swirl of national and personal ambitions Wetzel brings Bismarck, Napoleon III and their intimate circles to life, depicting for present-day readers the tremendous strains working upon them, their preoccupations, motives, judgements and their ultimate decisions. Useful reading for every student of the 19th century, "A Duel of Giants" offers a wealth of telling detail drawn from personal memoirs, official records, cabinet minutes, journalistic accounts, private notes and public statements, presented in dramatic and enjoyable style.
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"A clear and persuasive case against the kind of determinism that sees individuals, even leading statesmen, as mere puppets of overriding forces." - Peter Gay, author of The Bourgeois Experience; "Out of the dry bones of diplomatic documents Wetzel has created a fascinating story that illustrates the supreme importance of personalities in the making of politics and, more important, the making of wars." - Sir Michael Howard, author of The Franco-Prussian War
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The clash of two extraordinary personalities - Otto von Bismarck and Napoleon III - drives 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. An 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 played their part as the European powers of the era - France, Germany, England, Austria, Spain, Italy and Russia - jockeyed for advantage. Amidst this swirl of national and personal ambitions Wetzel brings Bismarck, Napoleon III and their intimate circles to life, depicting for present-day readers the tremendous strains working upon them, their preoccupations, motives, judgements and their ultimate decisions. Useful reading for every student of the 19th century, "A Duel of Giants" offers a wealth of telling detail drawn from personal memoirs, official records, cabinet minutes, journalistic accounts, private notes and public statements, presented in dramatic and enjoyable style.
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