A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870–1871

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A Duel of Nations A Duel of Nations GERMANY, FRANCE, AND THE DIPLOMACY OF THE WAR OF 1870–1871 David Wetzel The University of Wisconsin Press The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2012 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wetzel, David. A duel of nations : Germany, France, and the diplomacy of the War of 1870–1871 / David Wetzel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-299-29134-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-299-29133-4 (e-book) 1. Franco-Prussian War, 1870–1871—Diplomatic history. 2. France—Foreign relations—Germany. 3. Germany—Foreign relations—France. 4. Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815–1898. I. Title. DC300.W48 2012 943.08'22—dc23 2012010178 To the memory of Ed ...