The Campaign of Sedan: The Downfall of the Second Empire, August-September 1870

The Campaign of Sedan: The Downfall of the Second Empire, published in 1887 by George Hooper, provides a detailed historical account of the Franco-Prussian War, focusing on the critical events leading to the Battle of Sedan. The book examines the political landscape of Europe in the late 1860s, highlighting the tensions between France and a newly unified Germany. Notable figures such as Napoleon III and Otto von Bismarck are discussed, along with the military miscalculations that contributed to France's defeat and the subsequent fall of the Second French Empire.