Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Foreword 9
4. Introduction 11
5. I. British Relations with France and Germany, 1860–1870 17
6. II. France under Parliamentary Government 37
7. III. British Negotiations preceding the Declaration of War 51
8. IV. The Responsibility for the Declaration of War 67
9. V. Publication of the Draft Treaty 87
10. VI. Formation of the League of Neutrals 107
11. VII. The Downfall of the Empire 127
12. VIII. The Reception of the Republic 153
13. IX. Abortive Peace Negotiations 172
14. X. War à Outrance 194
15. XI. A Moon of Treaties and an Eclipse 215
16. XII. A Stroke from the Bear 231
17. XIII. Anarchic December 256
18. XIV. “Peace at any Price” 284
19. XV. The Armistice 310
20. XVI. The Negotiation of the Preliminaries 333
21. XVII. Lenten Meditations 358
22. XVIII. The Treaty of Frankfort 383
23. Bibliography 406
24. Index 413