The Duel Between France and GermanyFront matterReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE 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.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →THE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY, WITH ITS LESSON TO CIVILIZATION.All chapters and sections (32)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE 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.Ralph Zimmerman, David Starner, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed◇Proofreading Team.◇THE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANYREPRINTED FROM "ADDRESSES ON WAR"BY CHARLES SUMNERTHE DUEL BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY, WITH ITS LESSON TO CIVILIZATION. →