Although the war of 1870-71 has gone down in history as the \'Franco-Prussian War\', nearly half of the German troops sent to the frontier were from other German states - both the willing members of the North German Confederation and the southern states who were in some cases more hesitant about accepting Prussian domination.
He lives in Upper Bavaria, Germany..
He has written fifteen books on American Indians and American military history for a German publishing company, but this pair of titles - beginning with Men-at-Arms 416: \'German Armies 1870-71 (1) Prussia\' - are his first books for Osprey.
He works mainly for the media agencies inter Concept and TXT and is also involved with the \'Word\' programme produced by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation.
About the Author: Michael Solka is an author and historian.
This book lists and illustrates the organization and varied uniforms of all these allied contingents, most of which fought well when it came to the test of battle.
Some contingents had only one or two regiments - though these might be of high quality, like the \'Black Brunswickers\'; others provided whole army corps, like Bavaria and Saxony.
Although the war of 1870-71 has gone down in history as the \'Franco-Prussian War\', nearly half of the German troops sent to the frontier were from other German states - both the willing members of the North German Confederation and the southern states who were in some cases more hesitant about accepting Prussian domination
