The Pigeon Post into Paris 1870-1871 by J.D. Hayhurst O.B.E. Prepared in digital format by Mark Hayhurst Copyright 1970 John Hayhurst Cover illustration. PREFACE The postal history of the siege of Paris has long been a subject of intensive study; much has been written, much remains to be written. The research is mainly directed at the balloon post, occasionally at the boules de Moulins. In ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: A War Correspondent in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870 WHEN war was declared between France and Germany in the early summer of 1870, I was sent by a London paper to act as special correspondent with MacMahon's corps d'armee, and, leaving the town at twenty-four hours' notice, arrived at Strasburg with by no means too much time to spare.

OLD NEWS Return to Old News home page Besieged Parisians Launch Balloons by Rick Bromer The Franco-Prussian war, which began in July of 1870, was a disaster for France. By September 20, 1870, an invading army of Prussians had surrounded the French capital of Paris. The leaders of the French Republic then found themselves besieged and unable to communicate with their own armies in the provinces.

Biography of Otto von Bismarckfocus on how the planetary metaphot of Saturn was reflected in his life and work, by renowned astrocartographer Rob Couteau ...