War Chronicle 051: the Austro-prussian War of 1866
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This book consists of "Seven Weeks in 1866: A Complete Record of the Austro-Prussian War", "The Prussian Army from 1860 to 1867: Weapons, Strategy and Tactics", "War on the Nile: The Conquest of Egypt and Sudan by the British Empire at the End of the 19th Century", and "The Legend of the Founder: Philip II of Macedonia". It tells the story of the 1866 war between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austrian Empire for the leadership of Germany, which ended with the defeat of the Austrian Empire; it introduces the Prussian breech-loading guns, exterior tactics, and quick-decision offensive concepts that shined in the Prussian-Austrian War, as well as the impact of new weapons such as breech-loading rifled guns on infantry and cavalry tactics; it reviews the British wars in Egypt and Sudan at the end of the 19th century.
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