The Campaign of Sedan: The downfall of the Second Empire, August-September, 1870. By George Hooper ... With map and plans
George Hooper (1824-1890)
Category
Books
Date
1887
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 3094432
Summary
The Campaign of Sedan – The Downfall of the Second Empire, August – September 1870 – Introduction “Unreadable to the general public, it is invaluable to the soldier-student and all who wish to know what the German Army is like and how it wages war. The staff narrative is the basis of the book.” Sedan – a town in N.E. France on the River Meuse passed to France in 1642 – scene of a French defeat (1870) during the Franco-Prussian War. Book gifted by: Brabazon Book Inscription Signature: Brabazon Book Inscription: To Winston Churchill My old subaltern from Brabazon his old Colonel. Oct. 14 1899
Bibliographic description
xi,[1],362,[4],4p. : maps (folded), plans ; 8vo. Provenance: inscribed "To Winston Churchill My old subaltern from Brabazon his old Colonel. Oct. 14 1899". Binding: blue cloth.
Makers and roles
George Hooper (1824-1890)