A Short History of Prussia Illustrated eBook John Abbott
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A Short History of Prussia introduces the reader to the rise of Prussia as a major military and political power under Frederick the Great. The book then covers the Napoleonic Wars and their impact on Prussia, culminating in the rise of Bismarck and the formation of Prussia as the core of the German Empire in the late 19th century.
Contents include
Origin of the Monarchy
Fritz, and the Commencement of His Reign
The Seven-Years' War
The Partition of Poland, and the Invasion of France
Prussia and the French Revolution
Prussia Overwhelmed
Frederick William III. and the New Coalition
Struggles for Liberty
King William I.
The Chief Supporters of the Crown
Schleswig and Holstein
The Liberation of Italy
The German War
France Demands Her Ancient Boundary
The Policy of Count Bismarck
The Declaration of War
The Eastern Question
France Invaded
Prussian Victories and French Defeats
The Capture of Sedan
The Overthrow of the Empire
The Prisoner and the Exile
War, and Its Woes
The Germanic Empire
The Siege of Paris
The Political Embarrassments
Peace
The Commune
A Short History of Prussia Illustrated eBook John Abbott
The author, John Abbott, may be some sort of historian, but he needs to take a lesson in how to organize expository material. He's all over the place with dates and names. Additionally he gives minute detail for some incidents and events, while passing over others until you reach the point of confusion and oblivion.Finally he has a maddening tendency to use historical persons' names and then simply refer to them by their title and then once again refer to them by their names.
There has to be a better history of Prussia somewhere.
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A Short History of Prussia Illustrated eBook John Abbott Reviews
We know of many brave soldiers who risk their lives for their country. Maybe you're one of them. We also know of those who make the ultimate sacrifice, and die in defense of that country. But never before, and not ever likely to happen again - has a Nation Given it Life in defense of another. Well, that is the heart warming, and fireside book to read your grandchildren because that is exactly what Prussia did - Prussia gave its Life for Germany.
A reasonably well written book, the authors favorites and non-favorites are easy to tell. Keep in mind this book was written quite some time ago, about 100 years actually. I enjoyed it anyway, as I like to see how writers treat a subject over time. Today this subject would be handled very differently. Autocracy is not too popular in the US (unless it is my Autocrat, of course).
If you ever wanted to answer question about the road to WWII, this is a good place to start. It explains why the Germans were the last country in Europe to unite as a country. Even Italy did so before the Germans. Also,it explains the hatred between the French & the Germans. It also, explains a foundation for the dislike of the Poles. But it avoids (among other things), the conflict between the Germans and the early Russians.
this book shows how Germany almost never became a country. a real good read for any history buff.
However, the deep philosophical fabric is avoided and I am not sure why. Maybe the author is not skilled in that field or simply choose to avoid the subject. either way, it is too bad, as that would really be a great book indeed.
Book was fine and I enjoyed it until about the 70% mark. Then when Bismarck appears on the scene the author forgets which country he is writing about. Prussia is reduced to a repetitious drum beat of so many men in arms and military efficiencies, and all we really hear about is how badly France is trounced in 1870. Over and over we are told bout the same battles, that hundreds of thousand of Prussian troops invaded France, then we decend into the history of the French republic, then the Commune, then the book ends. What happened to Bismarck and William King of Prussia after that? When and how did Prussia officially disappear and become the German Empire? Who knows?
I bought this to better understand the Germany of my grandparents, before they emigrated to the US in 1905. I usually find historical books very interesting, especially when I am connected in some way. While this was a fascinating and exhaustive list of the conflicts this bellicose country I descended from engaged in, I was disappointed there was little detail on how all those wars impacted the people of Poland and Germany and the communities (particularly Danzig, now Gdansk) which were handed back and forth like softballs.
This was disappointing. Although I learned quite a bit, more about France than Prussia certainly, I had just spent 10 days with German friends being shown around a triangle of Hannover, Leipzig and Berlin. I needed another month. When I got back to the States, I wanted to know more about this area formerly referred to as Prussia. Preusen (proy zen) in German. Although not entirely a waste of time, it was 40% Prussian history at the most. The rest was France. PLUS, it was written about the end of the Franco Prussian war. That's 1871 or so in just so you don't have to spend 99 cents US. Somebody might say "well waddya want fer a lowzy buck??". And I'd say it ain't the money, it was the time invested expecting something else.
This book was written in the 1870s so it ends right after the Franco Prussian War of 1870. The people of Deutschland (Germans from the Roman name Germania) lived in numerous duchies, kingdoms, principalities until the rise of Prussia. Prussia was the largest state and Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor gained power there under Wilhelm 1. Bismarck began the unification of Germany in the late 1850s. He also took part of Denmark in the creation of the nation.
The military in Prussia was the strongest in the states of Germany. Bismarck used that strength to force or cajole the forty odd states into modern Germany. The militarism of the Prussian state grew in the 1860s to become the largest, most effective army in Europe. The French under Napoleon had the most feared army in Europe came to fear the growing strength of a nation on their border,
Unfortunately for France there was agitation by certain elements in France that a war with Germany had to come to pass. The Emperor Napoleon III was adamantly opposed to the idea but under pressure from the Republicans (Communards in Paris among other extreme factions) resigned after twenty years of growing prosperity during his reign.
With the government of France in utter disarray the German army invaded and with enormous reserves defeated France and occupied Paris. The terms demanded by Bismarck for peace were ruinous. The Germans took Alsace-Lorraine with all the resources of that province and demanded France pay for the war costs; the bill three billion marks. The Germans refused to leave Paris until the terms were agreed to. France managed to pay the ransom off in less than ten years, disappointing Bismarck who expected the reparations to keep France destitute for decades.
The narrative ends there but the legacy of the Franco Prussian War was the beginning of the animosity between the two nations that led to two world wars and defined the 20th century. One could conclude that Prussia started it all.
The author, John Abbott, may be some sort of historian, but he needs to take a lesson in how to organize expository material. He's all over the place with dates and names. Additionally he gives minute detail for some incidents and events, while passing over others until you reach the point of confusion and oblivion.
Finally he has a maddening tendency to use historical persons' names and then simply refer to them by their title and then once again refer to them by their names.
There has to be a better history of Prussia somewhere.
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