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Carl Ruckert's Memoirs of the Franco-Prussian War (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Carl Ruckert's Memoirs of the Franco-Prussian War (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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This book offers the first English-language translation of the
finest soldier's memoir to emerge from the Franco-Prussian War,
titled With my Rucksack: The Unvarnished Campaign Memoirs of an
Infantryman from the Year 1870 by Carl Ruckert. Lasting from
1870-1871, this was the war that made the modern German nation and
set Europe on the path to World War I, and Carl Ruckert offers an
unrivalled worm's eye view of the experiences of common soldiers
who fought in it. A Hessian lance corporal in the German army, he
was a close observer of daily hardships, class tensions, the
influence of nationalism, and the terrors of combat. He was gravely
wounded in the war's decisive battle at Gravelotte, where he was
among the first Europeans to face the horrors of breech-loading
rifles, machine guns, and accurate artillery. Accompanied by an
insightful translator's introduction and a wealth of footnotes,
this book is an invaluable link to the everyday realities of the
Franco-Prussian War.
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