2009, ISBN: 0141039930

[EAN: 9780141039930], Neubuch, [PU: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jun 2009], WILHELM II., DEUTSCHER KAISER; ENGLISCHE BÜCHER / GESCHICHTE, KULTURGESCHICHTE, ZEITGESCHICHTE; ZWANZIGSTES JAHRHUNDE… More...

[EAN: 9780141039930], Neubuch, [PU: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jun 2009], WILHELM II., DEUTSCHER KAISER; ENGLISCHE BÜCHER / GESCHICHTE, KULTURGESCHICHTE, ZEITGESCHICHTE; ZWANZIGSTES JAHRHUNDERT; WORLD WAR 1; SLEEPWALKERS; ANNIKA MOMBAUER; EUROPEAN HISTORY; PRUSSIA; IRON KINGDOM; WEIMAR GERMANY; ALISON WEIR; BRAVE NEW WORLD; HARRY POTTER ILLUSTRATED BOOKS; JULIAN BARNES; STICK MAN; MARY BEARD; NIALL FERGUSON; THE KIND WORTH KILLING; ALAN BENNETT; RICHARD III; BACK TO YOU; KILLING KIND; GENGHIS KHAN; ENGLISH AND THEIR ROBERT TOMBS; OTTOMAN EMPIRE; HELL BACK; STALINS DAUGHTER; BERLIN 1945; NONFICTION; NONFICTION HISTORY BOOK; BOOKS FOR ADULTS; GIFTS; LOVERS GIFTS, Neuware -Christopher Clark's Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power is a short, fascinating and accessible biography of one of the 20th century's most important figures.King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important - and most controversial - figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. But how much power did he really have Christopher Clark, winner of the Wolfson prize for his history of Prussia, Iron Kingdom, follows Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and the collapse of Germany in 1918, to his last days. He asks: what was his true role in the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War What was the nature and extent of his control What were his political goals and his success in achieving them How did he project authority and exercise influence And how did his people really view him Through original research, Clark presents a fresh new interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his thirty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe, for years to come. 'Clark's fresh and enlightening history brings the Kaiser's life into critical and illuminating review' German History Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. His book Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600 to 1947 was the winner of the Wolfson Prize for History. 448 pp. Englisch, Books<

2009, ISBN: 9780141039930

Christopher Clark's Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power is a short, fascinating and accessible biography of one of the 20th century's most important figures.King of Prussia, German Emperor… More...

Christopher Clark's Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power is a short, fascinating and accessible biography of one of the 20th century's most important figures.King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important - and most controversial - figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. But how much power did he really have?Christopher Clark, winner of the Wolfson prize for his history of Prussia, Iron Kingdom, follows Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and the collapse of Germany in 1918, to his last days. He asks: what was his true role in the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War? What was the nature and extent of his control? What were his political goals and his success in achieving them? How did he project authority and exercise influence? And how did his people really view him?Through original research, Clark presents a fresh new interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his thirty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe, for years to come.'Clark's fresh and enlightening history brings the Kaiser's life into critical and illuminating review'  German HistoryChristopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. His book Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600 to 1947 was the winner of the Wolfson Prize for History. Books Christopher Clark|Paperback|Penguin Books Ltd|04/06/2009, Penguin Books Ltd<

2009, ISBN: 9780141039930

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)], Kaiser Wilhelm II is one of the key figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe: King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to th… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)], Kaiser Wilhelm II is one of the key figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe: King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to the collapse of Germany in 1918 and a crucial player in the events that led to the outbreak of World War I. In Kaiser Wilhelm Chris Clark follows the Kaiser's political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent peacetime decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and exile. Through original research Clark presents a new interpretation of this controversial monarch, focussing on the real impact on Germany of his forty-year reign., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 448, [GW: 343g], Trade Paperback, Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<