As we enter spring 2024, Ukraine’s military position looks tenuous. Its counter-offensive in 2023 did not achieve the ambitious results that Ukraine’s allies had hoped for, and the Ukrainians are now ...

This video maps the entire Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, tracing the rapid German offensives that shattered the French armies and reshaped Europe. We follow each major campaign—from the border ...

The past, famously, is a foreign country. Unfortunately, it often seems that “foreign wars” fought before 1900 are too distant to find their way into our policy analysis. And without understanding the ...

The 1866 Battle of Trautenau occurred during the Austro-Prussian War when the Prussian Second Army encountered Austrian forces after navigating the challenging passes of the Giant Mountains. The ...

The Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871 was “not a war of angels,” according to this fine-grained chronicle from historian Chrastil (How to Be Childless). In July 1870, France declared war on Prussia ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Pride of Nations: The Franco-Prussian War 1870 This scenario covers the longest and bloodiest war in Europe during the 19th century. During this time, we ...

Iron and Blood. By Peter Wilson. Allen Lane; 976 pages; £40. To be published in America by Belknap Press in February; $39.95 According to a remark attributed to Voltaire, in the late 18th century ...