THE FIRST SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN WAR: 1848-1850

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Details how the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein were caught between the rising nationalism and desire for unification of the Prussian/German nation states and the traditional alliances with the Danish Kingdom. The Schleswig Holsteiners decided that allegiance with the German Federation including possessing their own constitution was the best way forward. They rebelled against the Danish and looked to the Prussians with their greater military prowess for help. Describes the battles and battlefields upon which this crisis was played out: from the first major action at Bov to the last major battles of the war at Isted and Missunde, from the geomorphic landscape influencing battlefield strategy down to the description of a farmhouse where Prussian officers jumped out of windows to save themselves from the Danish. Contains 45 black and white illustrations, 19 maps, four pages of color uniform plates, and seven tables.