1. Buba

    Why was Europe, and Britain in particular, so relatively "chill" about the ascension of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte to power?

    Bismark was smart, but no Mega!Mind. E.g. Franz Joseph as opponent is not exactly a challenge. The Prussian army also is overhyped, with the army of the 2nd Empire being pretty meh. It only took a reasonably well commanded - or at least NOT mismanaged - army to beat it. The wide avenues were to...
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