'No outline can suggest the richness of detail and significance, or the superb command of language with which he invests his chronicle. His book is a masterpiece.' - Sunday Times
'The most influential British military historian of his generation.' - The Guardian
'...an eminent military historian and decorated combat veteran who helped redefine the chronicling of conflict between states.' - The New York Times
'Teachers who have sought a history of the war of 1870-71 to recommend to their students will share my satisfaction on reading Michael Howard's. The general reader interested in one of the epoch-making events of modern history will find it of equal value.' - Lawrence D. Steefel, The Journal of Modern History
'Michael Howard has analysed the origins and the events of this great war with thoroughness, clarity, and high narrative skill.' - The Times
'The most influential British military historian of his generation.' - The Guardian
'...an eminent military historian and decorated combat veteran who helped redefine the chronicling of conflict between states.' - The New York Times
'Teachers who have sought a history of the war of 1870-71 to recommend to their students will share my satisfaction on reading Michael Howard's. The general reader interested in one of the epoch-making events of modern history will find it of equal value.' - Lawrence D. Steefel, The Journal of Modern History
'Michael Howard has analysed the origins and the events of this great war with thoroughness, clarity, and high narrative skill.' - The Times
'No outline can suggest the richness of detail and significance, or the superb command of language with which he invests his chronicle. His book is a masterpiece.' - Sunday Times
'The most influential British military historian of his generation.' - The Guardian
'...an eminent military historian and decorated combat veteran who helped redefine the chronicling of conflict between states.' - The New York Times
'Teachers who have sought a history of the war of 1870-71 to recommend to their students will share my satisfaction on reading Michael Howard's. The general reader interested in one of the epoch-making events of modern history will find it of equal value.' - Lawrence D. Steefel, The Journal of Modern History
'Michael Howard has analysed the origins and the events of this great war with thoroughness, clarity, and high narrative skill.' - The Times
'The most influential British military historian of his generation.' - The Guardian
'...an eminent military historian and decorated combat veteran who helped redefine the chronicling of conflict between states.' - The New York Times
'Teachers who have sought a history of the war of 1870-71 to recommend to their students will share my satisfaction on reading Michael Howard's. The general reader interested in one of the epoch-making events of modern history will find it of equal value.' - Lawrence D. Steefel, The Journal of Modern History
'Michael Howard has analysed the origins and the events of this great war with thoroughness, clarity, and high narrative skill.' - The Times