{"product_id":"the-austro-prussian-war-austrias-war-with-prussia-and-italy-in-1866-paperback-9780521629515","title":"The Austro-Prussian War; Austria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1866 (Paperback) 9780521629515","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Austro-Prussian War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAustria's War with Prussia and Italy in 1866\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA history of the Austro-Prussian-Italian War of 1866, which paved the way for German and Italian unification.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeoffrey Wawro (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521629515, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 September 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages, 16 b\/w illus.  21 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A lively narrative history, based on an abundance of new research.\"   MacGregor Knox, The London School of Economics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a history of the Austro-Prussian-Italian War of 1866, which paved the way for German and Italian unification. It is based upon extensive new research in the state and military archives of Austria, Germany, and Italy. Geoffrey Wawro describes Prussia's successful invasion of Habsburg Venetia, and the wretched collapse of the Austrian army in July 1866. Although the book gives a thorough accounting of both the Prussian and Italian war efforts, it is most notable for the light it sheds on the Austrians. Through painstaking archival research, Wawro reconstructs the Austrian campaign, blow-by-blow, hour-by-hour. Blending military and social history, he describes the terror and panic that overtook Austria's regiments of the line in each clash with the Prussians. He reveals the unconscionable blundering of the Austrian commandant and his chief deputies 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Strategy and tactics in 1866\u003cbr\u003e 2. Origins of the Austro-Prussian War\u003cbr\u003e 3. War plans and mobilization\u003cbr\u003e 4. Italy declares war\u003cbr\u003e 5. Custoza\u003cbr\u003e 6. Podol, Vysokov, and Trautenau\u003cbr\u003e 7. Münchengrätz, Burkersdorf and Skalice\u003cbr\u003e 8. Jicin and Benedek's flight to Könnigrätz\u003cbr\u003e 9. Könnigratz: Benedek's stand in the 'Bystrice Pocket'\u003cbr\u003e 10. Könnigratz: Moltke's envelopment\u003cbr\u003e 11. Aftermath: the peace and Europe, 1866–1914.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908982563096,"sku":"9780521629515","price":22.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521629515i_45d5df1d-957d-4285-beca-7e9dc47bc3c0.jpg?v=1691379223","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-austro-prussian-war-austrias-war-with-prussia-and-italy-in-1866-paperback-9780521629515","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}