Wilhelm II: The Kaiser's Personal Monarchy, 1888–1900 - Softcover

Röhl, John C. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107565952 ISBN 13: 9781107565951

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941) ruled Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 to his enforced abdication in 1918 at the end of the First World War. This book, based on a wealth of previously unpublished archival material, provides the most detailed account ever written of the first half of his reign. Following on from the author's highly acclaimed Young Wilhelm (1998), the volume demonstrates the monarch's dynastic arrogance and the wounding abuse he showered on his own people as, step by step, he built up his personal power. His thirst for glory, his overweening nationalism and militarism, and his passion for the navy provided the impetus for a breathtaking long-term goal: the transformation of the German Reich into the foremost power in the world. Soon the predictable consequences - constitutional crisis at home and diplomatic isolation abroad - began to make their alarming appearance.

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Review:

Review of the hardback: '... his scholarship is profound and beyond reproach. This biography of the last German Kaiser is a monument not only to its mercurial subject, but also to a highly distinctive academic career.' The Times Literary Supplement

Review of the hardback: 'This biography is definitive by being exhaustive. ... This is a wonderful example of scholarship and hard work'. Contemporary Reviews

Book Description:

Kaiser Wilhelm II ruled Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 to his enforced abdication in 1918 at the end of the First World War. This book, based on a wealth of previously unpublished archival material, provides the most detailed account ever written of the first half of his reign.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1107565952
• ISBN 13: 9781107565951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1306