The Austro-Prussian War: Austria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1866

This 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.

Author: Geoffrey Wawro
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/13/1997
Pages: 330
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.06w x 0.79d
ISBN13: 9780521629515
ISBN10: 0521629519
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Austria & Hungary
- History | Europe | Germany

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