The Origins of the War of 1870 – Robert Howard Lord’s Analysis of the Franco-Prussian Crisis Using German Archives (1924)
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The Origins of the War of 1870 – Robert Howard Lord’s Analysis of the Franco-Prussian Crisis Using German Archives (1924)
Author: Robert Howard Lord
Year: 1924
Lord, Robert Howard. The Origins of the War of 1870: New Documents from the German Archives . Harvard UP, 1924. Summary for AP/IB History Students Robert Howard Lord’s The Origins of the War of 1870 provides a detailed investigation into the causes and outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), based on newly opened German Foreign Office archives. The book centers on the short but intense diplomatic crisis (July 3–15, 1870) that followed the Hohenzollern candidacy for the Spanish throne and culminated in the war’s declaration. It sheds light on Bismarck’s diplomatic maneuvering, especially the infamous manipulation of the “Ems Telegram,” and evaluates the decisions made by both French and German leaders during this volatile period. Lord combines narrative analysis with a curated body of primary documents, offering students a unique lens into 19th-century diplomacy and statecraft. The book also explores the broader geopolitical context of post-1866 Europe, when Prussia’s growing power alarmed France, triggering a tense rivalry that exploded into war. Topic Description This work explores the immediate causes and short-term diplomatic crisis leading to the Franco-Prussian War, f
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