Author: Michael Sidney Tyler-WhittlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Last Kaiser
Author: Michael Sidney Tyler-WhittlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Author: John C. G. RöhlPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107072255
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
This is a concise edition of John Röhl's prize-winning three-volume biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. It sheds new light on the Kaiser's troubled youth, his involvement in social and political scandals, and his role in foreign policy decisions that led to the outbreak of the First World War.
Wilhelm II: Emperor and exile, 1900-1941
Author: Lamar CecilPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807822838
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Traces the early years in the life of Wilhelm II, German emperor before the First World War, focusing on his genealogy, education, and service as an officer in the Prussian Army
The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II
Author: Christina CroftPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514759974
Category : Germany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Almost a century after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Kaiser Wilhelm II is still viewed as either a warmonger or a madman, as the hundred-year-old propaganda posters remain fixed in the general consciousness. Was he, though, truly responsible for the catastrophe of the First World War, or was he in fact a convenient scapegoat, blamed for a conflict which he desperately tried to avoid?
The Kaiser
Author: Annika MombauerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139440608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This collection of innovative essays examining the role of Wilhelm II in Imperial Germany was first published in 2003, particularly on the later years of the monarch's reign. The essays highlight the Kaiser's relationship with statesmen and rulers; his role in international relations; the erosion of his power during the First World War; and his ultimate downfall in 1918. The book demonstrates the extent to which Wilhelm II was able to exercise 'personal rule', largely unopposed by the responsible government, and supported in his decision-making by his influential entourage. The essays are based on thorough and far-reaching research and on a wide range of archival sources. Written to honour the innovative work of John Röhl, Wilhelm II's most famous biographer, on his sixty-fifth birthday, the essays within this volume will continue to provide an exciting evaluation of the role and importance of this controversial monarch.
Wilhelm II
Author: John C. G. RöhlPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521819206
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
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 John Röhl's definitive and highly acclaimed Young Wilhelm: The Kaiser's Early Life, 1859-1888 (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. Urgent warnings from all sides, both against the revival of a semi-absolute Personal Monarchy on the threshold to the twentieth century and against the challenge his goal of 'world power' implied for the existing World Powers Great Britain, France and Russia were brushed aside by the impetuous young ruler with his faithful military retinue and blindly devoted court favourites. Soon the predicted consequences - constitutional crisis at home and diplomatic isolation abroad - began to make their alarming appearance.
Wilhelm II
Author: John C. G. RöhlPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521844312
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1593
Book Description
Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War.
Wilhelm II and the Germans
Author: Thomas A. KohutPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195362896
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
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.
The Entourage of Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1888-1918
Author: Isabel V. HullPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521533218
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This volume analyzes the entourage of the last German Kaiser to explain the peculiar decisions taken by Germany's leaders from 1888 to 1918.
The Kaiser's Memoirs
Author: German Emperor William IiPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Kaiser's Memoirs is a memoir by King Wilhelm II. He was the last German Emperor and monarch of Prussia, known for tackling problems at the grass-roots himself, and reigning from 15th of June 1888 until his abdication on the 9th of November 1918.