Looking for opinions on the best single-volume history of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71.

Sounds like an interesting topic.
Anyone have some ideas?


Wheels

I'm sad to say that I've never read a single volume history of the war even though I've always been fascinated by the history of Imperial Germany from 1871-1918. Pretty much all I've read of that period was either included in general European history books or books that covered the developments and events leading up to WWI.

Thanks Panzer.


Wheels

I only know of two currently available, the one by Geoffrey Wawro (I read it) and the one by Michael Howard (I didn't); the Wawro one was pretty good, but if you buy it thumb through it quickly before reading- I bought his history of the Austro-Prussian War (by the same publisher I believe) and it had a massive misprint (over 20 pages of duplicated text).

This article might interest you...

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBR/is_2_34/ai_n6090462/

Another vote for Wawro's 'The Franco-Prussian War'. Well written and covers the most important aspects of the conflict. Very enjoyable to read since he often manages to mix analytical study and gripping storytelling.