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Excerpt from The Franco-German War, 1870-71, Vol. 1: First Part:-History of the War to the Downfall of the Empire; From the Outbreak of Hostilities to the Battle of Gravelotte
IN completing the translation of the first volume of the German Official Account of the Campaign of 1870 - 71, the translator would beg the indulgence of his readers for the many imperfections which are inherent in a work of this nature. Compiled, as the original has been, by officers of the German head-quarter staff, whose reputa tion with the pen is not less brilliant than that with the sword, and under the superintendence of Field Marshal Count v. Moltke himself, the account will ever remain a standard military cl. Esie of one of the most remarkable campaigns in the world''s history. Although the translator feels that he has fallen far short of doing justice to the undertaking entrusted to him, he hopes that he has to some extent succeeded in his object, viz., that of giving a clear and accurate rendering of the German original, without any attempt at word-painting; with the addition of sufficient foot-notes to render the text intelligible without detracting from the originality of the work.
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IN completing the translation of the first volume of the German Official Account of the Campaign of 1870 - 71, the translator would beg the indulgence of his readers for the many imperfections which are inherent in a work of this nature. Compiled, as the original has been, by officers of the German head-quarter staff, whose reputa tion with the pen is not less brilliant than that with the sword, and under the superintendence of Field Marshal Count v. Moltke himself, the account will ever remain a standard military cl. Esie of one of the most remarkable campaigns in the world''s history. Although the translator feels that he has fallen far short of doing justice to the undertaking entrusted to him, he hopes that he has to some extent succeeded in his object, viz., that of giving a clear and accurate rendering of the German original, without any attempt at word-painting; with the addition of sufficient foot-notes to render the text intelligible without detracting from the originality of the work.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Francis Coningsby Hannam Clarke
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331804652
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
Page Count - 618
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Francis Coningsby Hannam Clarke
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332955572
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm
Page Count - 620
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