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The Battle of Koniggratz. Prussia's Victory over Austria, 1866.
Gordon A. Craig
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 267.
Koniggratz, a city overlooking the river Elbe, was a western strongpoint of the Austrian Empire. On the morning of July 3, 1866, Prussia attacked the city against high odds and defeated the Austrian army in a single day, despite the Austrian advantage in heavy artillery and command of the high ground. The fall of Koniggratz transferred power over the German states from Austria to Prussia, marking the beginning of the German nation, a political consequence considered to be among the most important of any conflict in modern history. The battle for the city of Koniggratz-now called Hradec Kralove, located in ... Read more
Koniggratz, a city overlooking the river Elbe, was a western strongpoint of the Austrian Empire. On the morning of July 3, 1866, Prussia attacked the city against high odds and defeated the Austrian army in a single day, despite the Austrian advantage in heavy artillery and command of the high ground. The fall of Koniggratz transferred power over the German states from Austria to Prussia, marking the beginning of the German nation, a political consequence considered to be among the most important of any conflict in modern history. The battle for the city of Koniggratz-now called Hradec Kralove, located in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812218442
SKU
V9780812218442
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About Gordon A. Craig
Gordon A. Craig is J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Stanford University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on German and European history, including The Germans, The Politics of the Prussian Army, 1640-1945, and The Diplomats, 1919-1939.
Reviews for The Battle of Koniggratz. Prussia's Victory over Austria, 1866.
"The campaign and its military importance are described with exemplary clarity, aided by effective maps and a keen sense of geography."-American Historical Review