A look back at a cruel conflict, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71),which changed the political geography of Europe and sowed the seeds of a deep antagonism between France and Germany that culminated in two world wars. Excerpts from the diaries of the witnesses, photographs and painted panoramas tell the truth about a forgotten war.

• Hans Henrik Wöhler
• Julie d'Andurain
• Daniel Schönpflug
• Robert Tombs
• Michael Epkenhans
• Laurent Thurnherr
• Karine Varley
• Christine Krüger