Franco-Prussian War - Book Suggetions For Friend

[Adam L]

I'll pass your suggestions and comments on to my friend. Thanks for all the help!

Adam L

[Umar Al-Mokhtār]

Bismarck by Edward Crankshaw for politics.

The First Reich: Inside the German Army During the War With France 1870-71 by David Stone is an excellent look at the German forces.

Day of Battle: Mars-La-Tour by David Ascoli

For the events leading up to the war:
The Wars of German Unification by Dennis Showalter
The Origins of the Wars of German Unification by William Carr

A Genius for War by Trevor Dupuy is agood overview of the German General Staff.

[davidbfpo]

Long time since I read on this war, using Michael Howard's book, but you need a good clear map of France, preferably from the period or a map with the main towns on. France is a large place and most books have puny maps.

davidbfpo

[Umar Al-Mokhtār]

maps are key to following the action. Wawro's book has pretty good maps. I haven't seen the 2001 update to Howard's book but hopefully they improved the maps. If you can find a copy of Chandler's Atlas of Military Strategy it has some useful campaign maps.