Anyone interested in the full background of the Franco-German rivalry that marked the period of 1870 to 1945 will find Sedan 1870 a must-read.
Douglas Fermer Livres
Douglas Fermer has written not only a brilliant account of these three campaigns, but a coherent narrative that explains why the wars were fought, why the French Army fought them as it did, and what the consequences were, not just for the army, but for French society as a whole.
The second volume of Douglas Fermer's new history of the Franco-Prussian War.