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Königgrätz, 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 Königgrätz 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 Königgrätz—now called Hradec Králové, 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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Gordon A. Craig is J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor of Humanities Emeritus at Stanford University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on German and European history, including The Germans, The Politics of the Prussian Army, 1640-1945, and The Diplomats, 1919-1939.
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?Professor Craig points out that the contemporary military critics who attributed the Prussian victory to the needle gun, speed, luck, and Austrian tactical mistakes missed the main point....His admirably balanced account shows how the result of the battle remained open until the arrival of the Crown Prince.?-New Statesman
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- PublisherPraeger
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0837185637
- ISBN 13 9780837185637
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages211
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The Battle of Koniggratz: Prussia's Victory over Austria, 1866
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 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. Seller Inventory # 517h3567
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