The Destruction of the Imperial Army: Volume 1 - The Opening Engagements of the Franco-German War 1870-71

This volume is the most comprehensive account of the defeat of the French Imperial Army published in the last 100 years. It includes a detailed order of battles and the casualty returns for all major engagements.

This work, the first in a four volume series, takes a fresh and in depth look at the events of the opening months of the Franco-German War between Napoleon’s Imperial Army and King Wilhelm’s German armies when within the space of four weeks in summer 1870 the established order was o...