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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101855321351
ISBN-139781855321359
eBay Product ID (ePID)892348
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrench Army 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War (2) : Republican Troops
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1991
TopicMilitary / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
IllustratorBurn, Jeffrey, Hook, Richard, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorStephen Shann, Louis Delperier
Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight6.1 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Series Volume Number237
Dewey Decimal943.082
Table Of ContentIntroduction · The Regular Army · Chronology · L'Armee D'Afrique · La Garde Nationale Mobile · La Garde Nationale · Naval Forces · The Francs-Tireurs · The High Command · Weapons · Standards · The Plates
SynopsisThe capitulation of Napoleon and his army at Sedan in September 1870 shook Paris to its foundations. The Second Empire was swept from power, and a Government of National Defence hastily put in its place. To replace the weakened professional army the French called for a 'war of the people'. A companion volume to Men-at-Arms 233: The French Army 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War (1) Imperial Troops, this book covers the forces that participated in the second half of the campaign, including the regular army, l' Armee d' Afrique, la Garde Mobile, la Garde Nationale and the naval forces. The text is accompanied by contemporary photographs and detailed colour plates., The capitulation of Napoleon and his army at Sedan in September 1870 shook Paris to its foundations. The Second Empire was swept from power, and a Government of National Defence hastily put in its place. To replace the weakened professional army the French called for a 'war of the people'. A companion volume to Men-at-Arms 233- The French Army 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War (1) Imperial Troops, this book covers the forces that participated in the second half of the campaign, including the regular army, l' Arme. d' Afrique, la Garde Mobile, la Garde Nationale and the naval forces. The text is accompanied by contemporary photographs and detailed colour plates.