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- catalog abstract "The clash of two extraordinary personalities--Otto von Bismarck and Napoleon III--drives this account of the events leading up to the Franco-Prussian War, one of the most momentous and decisive conflicts in the history of Europe. 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, judgments and their ultimate decisions. 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.".
- catalog contributor b12305436.
- catalog coverage "France Foreign relations Germany.".
- catalog coverage "Germany Foreign relations France.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "A Bit about Personalities -- Napoleon III and the Spanish Revolution of 1868 -- Bismarck and the Hohenzollern Candidacy -- The Negotiations at Ems -- The French Declaration of War.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The clash of two extraordinary personalities--Otto von Bismarck and Napoleon III--drives this account of the events leading up to the Franco-Prussian War, one of the most momentous and decisive conflicts in the history of Europe. 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, judgments and their ultimate decisions. 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.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 244 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Duel of giants.".
- catalog identifier "0299174905".
- catalog isFormatOf "Duel of giants.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Madison : University of Wisconsin Press,".
- catalog relation "Duel of giants.".
- catalog spatial "France Foreign relations Germany.".
- catalog spatial "Germany Foreign relations France.".
- catalog subject "943.08/2 21".
- catalog subject "Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898.".
- catalog subject "DC292 .W48 2001".
- catalog subject "Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871.".
- catalog subject "Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.".
- catalog tableOfContents "A Bit about Personalities -- Napoleon III and the Spanish Revolution of 1868 -- Bismarck and the Hohenzollern Candidacy -- The Negotiations at Ems -- The French Declaration of War.".
- catalog title "A duel of giants : Bismarck, Napoleon III, and the origins of the Franco-Prussian War / David Wetzel.".
- catalog type "text".