1870-1871: The Franco-Prussian War

A Prussian General Staff Officer: The Diaries of a Prussian Lieutenant Colonel (1x3)

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Since the declaration of war between France and Prussia in the summer of 1870, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff, 38, had led one of the sections of the Prussian General Staff. Throughout the conflict, his brilliant battle plans contributed to the overwhelming successes of the army of Prussian King William I, and he also led the preliminary negotiations for the French surrender at Sedan. With his almost scientific precision, the account he gives of his daily life in his "secret war diary" reflects the cold, empathetic image that one could have of the high-ranking Prussian officer – and constitutes a first-rate testimony for historians.