The Duel Between France and Germany
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Chapters (32)
- THE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY
- THE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY, WITH ITS LESSON TO CIVILIZATION.
- LECTURE.
- WAR UNDER THE LAW OF NATIONS A DUEL.
- WHY THIS PARALLEL NOW?
- SUDDENNESS OF THIS WAR.
- CHALLENGE TO PRUSSIA.
- COMEDY.
- PRETEXT OF THE TELEGRAM.
- FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR.
- THE TWO HOSTILE PARTIES.
- FOLLY.
- UNJUST PRETENSION OF FRANCE TO INTERFERE WITH THE CANDIDATURE OF HOHENZOLLERN.
- BECAUSE FRANCE WAS READY.
- PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
- A WAR OF SURPRISES.
- OTHER FRENCH SOVEREIGNS CAPTURED ON THE BATTLE-FIELD.
- LOUIS NAPOLEON.
- RETRIBUTION.
- PEACE AFTER CAPITULATION AT SEDAN.
- THREE ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF PEACE.
- INDEMNITY OF GERMANY.
- GUARANTY OF DISMEMBERMENT.
- GUARANTY OF DISARMAMENT.
- KING WILLIAM AND COUNT BISMARCK.
- TWO INFLUENCES VERSUS WAR SYSTEM.
- AUTHORITY OF THE GERMAN MIND.
- UPRISING OF WORKING-MEN.
- ABOLITION OF THE WAR SYSTEM.
- THE WORLD A GLADIATORIAL AMPHITHEATRE.
- PEACE.
- THE REPUBLIC.
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