1864 - The Forgotten War That Shaped Europe

1864 – The Forgotten War That Shaped Europe (2015) by Tom Buk-Swienty – Sold by Crappy Old Books

Before Sarajevo, before Verdun, there was Düppel. In 1864 – The Forgotten War That Shaped Europe, historian Tom Buk-Swienty breathes urgent life into the Second Schleswig War—a brief but brutal conflict that redrew the map of Europe and quietly set the stage for the blood-soaked dramas of the 20th century. With a novelist’s flair and a forensic historian’s eye, Buk-Swienty reconstructs Denmark’s desperate fight against Prussia and Austria, capturing the personal and political tragedy of a proud nation caught in the gears of imperial ambition.

This isn’t the war you learned about in school—because you probably didn’t. But through vivid storytelling, first-hand accounts, and a cinematic sweep, Buk-Swienty reveals how this "forgotten war" echoes through the power struggles and borders of modern Europe.

Condition: Slightly scuffed like a battered bayonet, spine faintly creased like an old general’s brow. Still entirely legible for those brave enough to read history’s overlooked turning points.

Crappy Old Books – Where history gets dusted off, whether it likes it or not.

Near new condition.

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