Description
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. Following Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent peacetime decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and exile, the book presents a new interpretation of this controversial monarch and assesses the impact on Germany of his forty-year reign.
Reviews
'Christopher Clark has done the impossible, namely, produce a new biography of Wilhelm II that makes a fresh and enlightening contribution to German political history...brings the Kaiser's life into critical and illuminating review' German History
Book Information
ISBN 9780582245594
Author Christopher Clark
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Longman
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 317g
