{"product_id":"bismarcks-war-rachel-chrastil-9781541604094","title":"Bismarck's War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The best modern account\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) of the war that toppled the French Empire, unified Germany, and set Europe on the path to World War I\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the conflicts that convulsed Europe during the nineteenth century, none was more startling and consequential than the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Deliberately engineered by Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the war succeeded in shattering French supremacy, deposing Napoleon III, and uniting a new German Empire. But it also produced brutal military innovations and a precarious new imbalance of power that together set the stage for the devastating world wars of the next century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBismarck's War\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Rachel Chrastil chronicles events on the battlefield in full, while also showing in intimate detail how the war reshaped and blurred the boundaries between civilian and soldier as the fighting swept across France. The result is the definitive history of a transformative conflict that changed Europe, and the history of warfare, forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Chrastil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541604091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541604094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.35w x 1.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"Rachel Chrastil","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132574265599,"sku":"9781541604094","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e561729c-5227-47a6-9e91-a64ca2880ff3.jpg?v=1687481014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bismarcks-war-rachel-chrastil-9781541604094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}