Note to the Reader Maps Alsace and the Franco-Prussian War Besieged Strasbourg Strasbourg's Grande Île Introduction 1. The Grey Areas 2. Insiders and Outsiders 3. Every Twenty Seconds 4. Victims in the Eye of the Beholder 5. Carrying On 6. A Fraternal Hand 7. Heroic Measures 8. …
When war broke out between France and Prussia in the summer of 1870, one of the first targets of the invading German armies was Strasbourg. From August 15 to September 27, Prussian forces bombarded this border city, killing hundreds of citizens, wounding thousands more, and dest…
When war broke out between France and Prussia in the summer of 1870, one of the first targets of the invading German armies was Strasbourg. From August 15 to September 27, Prussian forces bombarded this border city, killing hundreds of citizens, wounding thousands more, and dest…