The Prussian Campaign of 1866 A Tactical Retrospect

The Prussian Campaign of 1866, a Tactical Retrospect is one of the scarcest titles to have appeared in English concerning the Seven Weeks War, and certainly one of the most worthwhile. This book spawned quite a controversy at the time of its publication (1869 in Germany, 1870 in an English edition), and even several follow-up books (which Helion plan to reprint in 2007). The translator of the English edition cannot be bettered when he writes of it as describing "...the war experiences of the Prussians in 1866 ... written in a truthful and courageous vein, the author speaking out very plainly, and never seeking to hide the shortcomings of his countrymen. Some of the sections in the book include: General characteristics of the battle