Summary of Katja Hoyer's Blood and Iron

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The year that Napoleon was finally defeated was also the year that Otto von Bismarck was born: 1815. His childhood was heavily influenced by the stories of the struggle against the French. When Napoleon’s army inflicted a humiliating defeat on Prussia in the twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806, it subjugated all Prussians to French overlordship. #2 The Battle of Leipzig in October 1813 was the climax of