1864: the forgotten war that shaped modern Europe
by Buk-Swienty, Tom; Buk-Swienty, Annette.
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BookPublisher: Profile Books 2015Edition: TV tie-in.ISBN: 9781781252765; 1781252769.Classification number: 943.076 BUKSubject(s): Schleswig-Holstein War, 1864 -- Campaigns -- Denmark -- Dybbol Region | Schleswig-Holstein War, 1864 -- Influence | Schleswig-Holstein War, 1864 -- Personal narrativesSubject: The Battle of Dybbl, 1864. Prussian troops lay siege to an outpost in the far south of Denmark. The conflict is over control of the Duchy of Schleswig, recently annexed by Denmark to the alarm of its largely German-speaking inhabitants. Danish troops make a valiant attempt to hold out but are overrun by the might of the Prussian onslaught. Of little strategic importance, the struggle for Schleswig foreshadowed the same forces that, 50 years later, would tear Europe apart. Prussia's victory would not only rejuvenate its nascent mi
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Translated from the Danish
The Battle of Dybbl, 1864. Prussian troops lay siege to an outpost in the far south of Denmark. The conflict is over control of the Duchy of Schleswig, recently annexed by Denmark to the alarm of its largely German-speaking inhabitants. Danish troops make a valiant attempt to hold out but are overrun by the might of the Prussian onslaught. Of little strategic importance, the struggle for Schleswig foreshadowed the same forces that, 50 years later, would tear Europe apart. Prussia's victory would not only rejuvenate its nascent mi
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