Wilhelm II: The Kaiser's Personal Monarchy, 1888–1900
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) was a key figure in German history as it followed its fatal course from Bismarck to Hitler, and this book presents a detailed account of the first half of his reign. Concerned primarily with the question of who controlled Germany's powerful machinery of government,...
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Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) was a key figure in German history as it followed its fatal course from Bismarck to Hitler, and this book presents a detailed account of the first half of his reign. Concerned primarily with the question of who controlled Germany's powerful machinery of government, the text focuses on how the country's domestic and foreign policy was decided upon, and the issue of the continuity (or inevitability) of German history from the foundation of the Second Reich by Bismarck to Hitler's Third Reich.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780521819206 (0521819202)
Publish date: 2004-08-01
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 1306
Edition language: English
Series: Wilhelm II (#2)