Author : John C. G. Röhl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 24,9 MB
Release : 1996-06-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521565042
A personal and political analysis of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II using new archival sources.
Author : Norman Domeier
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 13,64 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 1571139125
The first monograph to treat comprehensively the epoch-making though now too often forgotten scandal that rocked German political culture from 1906 to 1909, now in English translation.
Author : Richard Jay Hutto
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,15 MB
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1476628084
New York City native Mary Esther Lee (1837-1914) first married in 1864 the Prince von Noer, brother of the Queen of Denmark, and was created a princess in her own right after his death. An active philanthropist to Protestant causes, she then married Count Alfred von Waldersee whose close ties to the Prussian court made her an intimate friend of Kaiser Wilhelm II and a mentor and valued friend to his young wife. Although she preferred to remain in the background, Mary's influence caused intense jealousy by those at court who resented her friendship with the kaiser and kaiserin. This biography chronicles the remarkable life of an American woman whose wealth and influence enabled her to rise to power in the Prussian royal court.
Author : John C. G. Röhl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1316062600
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941) is one of the most fascinating figures in European history, ruling Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 to his enforced abdication in 1918 at the end of the First World War. In one slim volume, John Röhl offers readers a concise and accessible survey of his monumental three-volume biography of the Kaiser and his reign. The book sheds new light on Wilhelm's troubled youth, his involvement in social and political scandals, and his growing thirst for glory, which, combined with his overwhelming nationalism and passion for the navy provided the impetus for a breathtaking long-term goal: the transformation of the German Reich into one of the foremost powers in the world. The volume examines the crucial role played by Wilhelm as Germany's Supreme War Lord in the policies that led to war in 1914. It concludes by describing the rabid anti-Semitism he developed in exile and his efforts to persuade Hitler to restore him to the throne.
Author : William Young
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 0595407064
Examines the continuity of German Foreign Office influence in the forumlation of foreign policy under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck (1862-1890), Kaiser William II (1888-1918), the Weimar Republic (1919-1933), and Adolf Hitler (1933-1945)
Author : John C. G. Röhl
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1593 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521844312
Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War.
Author : Ian Buruma
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,62 MB
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0307828964
"Imaginative, original--wittily written."--The Washington Post Book World To some, England has long represented tolerance, reason, and political moderation. To others, it is a moribund bastion of snobbery and outdated tradition. In this lively and diverting social history, noted author Ian Buruma, himself the son of Dutch immigrants to England, provides an incisive look at anglophilia--and anglophobia--over the last two centuries. From passionate enthusiasts like Voltaire and Goethe, to exiles like Garibaldi and Herzen, to colorful England-bashers like Napoleon, Marx, and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Anglomania gives a sharply satirical account of Europe's sometimes comical, sometimes deadly prejudices, and explains why England's individuality and her relationship with Europe is still vitally important as we enter the twenty-first century.
Author : Isabel V. Hull
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 11,27 MB
Release : 2004-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521533218
This volume analyzes the entourage of the last German Kaiser to explain the peculiar decisions taken by Germany's leaders from 1888 to 1918.
Author : Thomas A. Kohut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 1991-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0195362896
This book explores the personification inherent in the notion of "Wilhelmian Germany" by investigating the psychological dimension of Wilhelm II's leadership of the Germans. Despite his historical reputation, many Germans welcomed the Kaiser's leadership. The years between 1890 and 1914 were known as the Wilhelmian era in Germany, and even critics of Wilhelm II thought it somehow fitting that he should be the German emperor. The author argues that Wilhelm II's personal needs and the needs of Germans in an age of intense nationalism made him the symbol of the nation.
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Page : 854 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 1930-04
Category : Great Britain
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