K???niggr???tz, a city overlooking the river Elbe, was a western strongpoint of the Austrian Empire. On the morning of July 3, 1866, Prussia attacked the city against high odds and defeated the Austrian army in a single day, despite the Austrian advantage in heavy artillery and command of the high ground. The fall of K???niggr???tz transferred power over the German states from Austria to Prussia, marking the beginning of the German nation, a political consequence considered to be among the most important of any conflict in ...
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K???niggr???tz, a city overlooking the river Elbe, was a western strongpoint of the Austrian Empire. On the morning of July 3, 1866, Prussia attacked the city against high odds and defeated the Austrian army in a single day, despite the Austrian advantage in heavy artillery and command of the high ground. The fall of K???niggr???tz transferred power over the German states from Austria to Prussia, marking the beginning of the German nation, a political consequence considered to be among the most important of any conflict in modern history. The battle for the city of K???niggr???tz--now called Hradec Kr???lov???, located in the Czech Republic--was the largest of its time, with nearly half a million troops involved. It was also the first battle where the outcome was directly determined by the availability of new technologies, including the railroad, telegraph, cast steel rifled cannon, and breech-loading rifle. It also marked a lesson in the fallacy of dependence on technology at the expense of sound strategy. In this full account, distinguished historian Gordon A. Craig discusses the state of political affairs surrounding the battle, the personalities involved, the weaponry, and the tactics in order to recreate the battlefield in all its complexity.
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Very Good. 0837185637. xii, 211 pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Maps. "The political consequences of this battle were so profound and so far-reaching that it is not difficult to understand why it has generally been considered one of the 'decisive battles' of the modern era."-x. No dust jacket, as issued. Moderate foxing to top and fore-edges otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear to publisher's blue cloth. Binding tight. A quality copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; The Battle of Koniggratz: Prussia's Victory over Austria, 1866 Military History Europe Great Battles of History Bohemia Bistritz Prussian Second Army Stricken Field.
