Author: Richard GarrettPublisher: Hodder Wayland
ISBN: 9780853404361
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Provides an insight into Kaiser Wlihelm II's personality, actions and the country he governed.
Kaiser Bill!
Author: Blaine TaylorPublisher:
ISBN: 9781781550014
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"Wilhelm II (27 January 1959-4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. He was the eldest grandson of Queen Victoria and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe. Wilhelm became monarch in 1888 and ruled in peace for twenty-five years. Wilhelm's father had been the hero of three wars and his mother the Princess Royal of Great Britain. When his father died prematurely of throat cancer, Wilhelm succeeded him at age twenty-nine and became the icon of the new 'Wilhelminian' age. Germany excelled in commerce, agriculture, trade, science, cars, the arts, and medicine. Already having Continental Europe's greatest army, Wilhelm set about winning world power via overseas colonies and the building of vast Imperial High Seas Fleet that rivaled Britain's. Eventually, he was defeated by the combined forces of the UK, France, Russia and latterly the USA, and driven into exile by the red revolution. This is a fresh look at a much maligned figure, including his relationships with Bismarck, Hindenburg, Tirpitz, King Edward VII and Tsar Nicholas II, all on the precipice of global change. Was Wilhelm a visionary, a fool, or both?" --from flap.
Act of Congress
Author: Robert G. KaiserPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307744515
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
A Washington Post Notable Book An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and how it doesn’t— Act of Congress focuses on two of the major players behind the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008: colorful, wisecracking congressman Barney Frank, and careful, insightful senator Christopher Dodd, both of whom met regularly with Robert G. Kaiser during the eighteen months they worked on the bill. In this compelling narrative, Kaiser shows how staffers play a critical role, drafting the legislation and often making the crucial deals. Kaiser’s rare insider access enabled him to illuminate the often-hidden intricacies of legislative enterprise and shows us the workings of Congress in all of its complexity, a clearer picture than any we have had of how Congress works best—or sometimes doesn’t work at all.
Medical and Dental Expenses
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Income tax deductions for medical expenses
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Kaiser Bill
Author: Richard GarrettPublisher: Hodder Wayland
ISBN: 9780853404361
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Provides an insight into Kaiser Wlihelm II's personality, actions and the country he governed.
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable
Author: John AytoPublisher: Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780550105646
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 853
Book Description
Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.
"Long Live the Kaiser"-!
Author: The Kaiser
Author: Alan PalmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
"Wilhelm II or William II (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht; English: Frederick William Victor Albert) (27 January 1859? 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and King of Prussia, ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. He was a grandson of the British Queen Victoria and related to many monarchs and princes of Europe. Crowned in 1888, he dismissed the Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, in 1890 and launched Germany on a bellicose "New Course" in foreign affairs that culminated in his support for Austria-Hungary in the crisis of July 1914 that led to World War I. Bombastic and impetuous, he sometimes made tactless pronouncements on sensitive topics without consulting his ministers, culminating in a disastrous Daily Telegraph interview that cost him most of his power in 1908. His generals dictated policy during World War I with little regard for the civilian government. An ineffective war leader, he lost the support of the army, abdicated in November 1918, and fled to exile in the Netherlands."--Wikipedia.
It's Okay If You Don't Like Horse Racing It's Kind Of A Smart People Thing Anyway
Author: Awooo PublishingPublisher:
ISBN: 9781696454131
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
This Horse Racing blank lined Journal notebook / Journal makes an excellent gift for any occasion . Lined - Size: 6'' x 9'' - Notebook - Journal - Planner - Dairy - 110 Pages
The Last Kaiser
Author: Michael Sidney Tyler-WhittlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Author: John J. Gaynor