“French soldiers literally drank the entire day, beginning with wine (un pauvre larme – “a little teardrop”), progressing to spirits (le café… — Geoffrey Wawro Copy Share Image
“To knit army and nation together, they issued each soldier with twelve stamped postcards so that he could write to his loved… — Geoffrey Wawro Loved ones Copy Share Image
“Hôtel de Ville, where French republics were traditionally proclaimed from the balcony.” — Geoffrey Wawro Copy Share Image
“In the days after Sedan, Prussian envoys met with the French and demanded a large cash indemnity as well as the cession… — Geoffrey Wawro Copy Share Image
“Prussians were singularly well prepared in other areas as well. They invented the “dog tag” in 1870: an oval disc worn by… — Geoffrey Wawro Copy Share Image
