Overview
Translates an invaluable primary source on the Franco-Prussian War into English for the first time.
Offers a riveting, bottom-up account of the Franco-Prussian War and the horrors of modern warfare.
Appeals to scholars, students, and general readers interested in the Franco-Prussian War, military history, modern German history, and war memoirs
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Front Matter
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With My Rucksack: The Unvarnished Campaign Memoirs of an Infantryman from the Year 1870 by Carl Rückert
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“Alfred Kelly’s translation of Carl Rückert’s war memoirs offers an Anglophone readership a remarkable new perspective on the experiences of German soldiers in the Franco-Prussian War. … it gives the reader an extraordinary sense of living alongside Rückert in his long march to the battlefields of Gravelotte … .” (Karine Varley, European History Quarterly, Vol. 51 (1), 2021)
“This memoir exposes the deadly conditions of modern warfare in 1870–71, taking the reader into the chaotic battlefield where Hessian soldiers were decimated by French cannons and guns and died in excruciating pain and fear. A unique, harrowing, essential account of the Franco-Prussian War that will be welcomed by specialists and students.” (Carolyn Kay, Professor of History, Trent University, Canada)“Carl Rückert has written a lively and engaging memoir about the Franco-Prussian War, and Alfred Kelly has provided a valuable service for English-speaking readers with his annotations and skillful translation.” (William L. Patch, Kenan Professor of History, Washington and Lee University, USA)
“A work of literature. No more attractive book has been written in some time. It tingles with infectious zest and brings the age back to life.” (David Wetzel, Lecturer, University of California Berkeley, USA)
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Book Title: Carl Rückert's Memoirs of the Franco-Prussian War
Authors: Alfred Kelly
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95804-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95803-3Published: 22 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07097-7Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95804-0Published: 07 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 203
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Germany and Central Europe, History of Modern Europe, History of Military