Table of Contents

· Introduction · Prussia’s Greatest Warrior · Prussia’s Demoralization and Decay · Prussia’s Military Reforms · Europe in the Mid-nineteenth Century · Von Roon’s New Army · Denmark the casus belli · The Army of the North German Confederation · Prussia’s South German Allies · The Franco-Prussian War · Structure of the Army · The Plates

About the Author

Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Seaton (Retd.) is the author of many books on 19th century military history and he is an expert on modern Russian history. His other titles for Osprey in the Men-at-Arms series include MAA 5 The Austro-Hungarian Army of the Napoleonic Wars and MAA 16 Fredrick the Great’s Army. Michael Youens is a skilful artist. He has illustrated several volumes for Osprey on a variety of subjects including the American Civil War and the Napoleonic era.