A guy called Chip Sowerwine, Charles Sowerwine, who's a buddy of mine from--lives in Melbourne, in Australia, and it's a good book.

是一个叫"碎屑"索维温,就是查尔斯·索维温,我一哥们,住在墨尔本,澳大利亚,是本好书

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

The second context is the Franco-Prussian War, which you can read about in Chip Sowerwine's book.

第二个背景是普法战争,详情你们能从奇普·苏尔万的书中读到

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选