《普法战纪》是王韬十九世纪七十年代写的一部共十四卷约二十一万言的著作。它详细记述了1870—1871年法国和普鲁士两国统治集团为争夺欧洲霸权,而发动普法战争的始因和过程。在成书之前,曾首先分段陆续见诸国内报端,在当时产生过颇大影响。 1867年冬,王韬曾出国游历,到过日、法、英等几个资本主义国家。1870年春,王韬由欧洲返回香港。1870年7月,欧洲爆发了世界瞩目的普法战争。消息传到中国,立刻引起一些国内报人的兴趣。王韬和他的朋友张宗良(香港一家日报的主笔)在一次交谈中,张提出想在报纸上详细报道这件国际大事的主张。“泰西有数之战,而亦欧洲全局所关,不可不志”。一向对欧洲政局颇感兴趣,又正在进行《法国图志》编著的王韬,听完张宗良的话后,“跃然起曰:仆不 “Law and Fight against War” is a book written by Wang Tao in the 1970s, a total of 14,000 volumes of about 210,000 words. It elaborates on the causes and process of the Franco-Prussian War launched by the ruling blocs of France and Prussia in 1870-1871 in order to compete for European hegemony. Before the book was made, it was the first time that the domestic newspapers were first seen in sections, which had a considerable impact at the time. The winter of 1867, Wang Tao had traveled abroad, to Japan, France, Britain and several other capitalist countries. In the spring of 1870, Wang Tao returned to Hong Kong from Europe. July 1870, the world war broke out in Europe. The news reached China, immediately arousing the interest of some domestic reporters. During a conversation, Wang Tao and his friend Zhang Zongliang, the chief editor of a Hong Kong daily newspaper, put forward the idea of ​​wanting to cover in a newspaper the details of this international event. “Tess of the number of wars, but also the overall situation in Europe, can not be ambitious.” Has always been quite interested in the European political situation, but also under the “map of France” edited by Wang Tao, after listening to Zhang Zongliang’s words, "vividly said: servant