Kaiser Wilhelm II: Germany's Last Emperor

by John Van der Kiste

Overview

Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, this biography examines the complex personality of Germany's last emperor. Born in 1859, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, Prince Wilhelm was torn between two cultures - that of the Prussian Junker and that of the English liberal gentleman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750927369
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	09/28/2001
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.22(h) x 0.76(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	List of Plates	xi
1.	The Young Prince	1
2.	Marriage and Responsibility	25
3.	The Young Kaiser	57
4.	'A Great Ruler and a Sensible Man?'	90
5.	The Quill and the Sword	118
6.	The Approaching Storm	145
7.	The Kaiser at War	172
8.	The Squire of Doorn	197
	Genealogical Tables	226
	Notes	228
	Bibliography	234
	Index	239