{"product_id":"kaiser-wilhelm-ii-a-concise-life-paperback-9781107420779","title":"Kaiser Wilhelm II; A Concise Life (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107420779","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKaiser Wilhelm II\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Concise Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a concise edition of John Röhl's prize-winning three-volume biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn C. G. Röhl (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107420779, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e261 pages, 31 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.8 x 1.4 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e… certainly the best one-volume treatment of the Kaiser.' StrategyPage (www.strategypage.com)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eKaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941) is one of the most fascinating figures in European history, ruling Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 to his enforced abdication in 1918 at the end of the First World War. In one slim volume, John Röhl offers readers a concise and accessible survey of his monumental three-volume biography of the Kaiser and his reign. The book sheds new light on Wilhelm's troubled youth, his involvement in social and political scandals, and his growing thirst for glory, which, combined with his overwhelming nationalism and passion for the navy provided the impetus for a breathtaking long-term goal: the transformation of the German Reich into one of the foremost powers in the world. The volume examines the crucial role played by Wilhelm as Germany's Supreme War Lord in the policies that led to war in 1914. It concludes by describing the rabid anti-Semitism he developed in exile and his efforts to persuade Hitler to restore him to the throne.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the English edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the German edition\u003cbr\u003e Overview: Wilhelm the Last, a German trauma\u003cbr\u003e Part I. 1859–88: The Tormented Prussian Prince: 1. The 'soul murder' of an heir to the throne\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ambivalent motherhood\u003cbr\u003e 3. A daring educational experiment\u003cbr\u003e 4. The conflict between the Prince of Prussia and his parents\u003cbr\u003e 5. 1888: the year of the three Kaisers\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 1888–1900: The Anachronistic Autocrat: 6. Divine right without end\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bismarck's fall from power, 1889–90\u003cbr\u003e 8. The establishment of the Kaiser's personal monarchy, 1890–97\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Chancellor as courtier: the corrupt Bülow system (1897–1909)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. 1896–1908: The Egregious Expansionist: 10. The challenge to Europe: Weltmachtpolitik and the battlefleet\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Russo-Japanese War and the meeting of the emperors on Björkö (1904–5)\u003cbr\u003e 12. War in the west? The landing in Tangier and the fiasco of Algeciras (1905–6)\u003cbr\u003e 13. The intensification of the Anglo-German conflict\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 1906–9: The Scandal-Ridden Sovereign: 14. The Eulenburg affair (1906–9)\u003cbr\u003e 15. Bülow's betrayal of the Kaiser: the Daily Telegraph crisis (1908–9)\u003cbr\u003e 16. From Bülow to Bethmann Hollweg: the Chancellor merry-go-round of 1909\u003cbr\u003e Part V. 1908–14: The Bellicose Supreme War Lord: 17. The Bosnian annexation crisis (1908–9)\u003cbr\u003e 18. The 'leap of the Panther' to Agadir (1911)\u003cbr\u003e 19. The battlefleet and the growing risk of war with Britain (1911–12)\u003cbr\u003e 20. Doomed to failure: the Haldane mission of 1912\u003cbr\u003e 21. Turmoil in the Balkans and a first decision for war (November 1912)\u003cbr\u003e 22. War postponed: the 'War Council' of 8 December 1912\u003cbr\u003e 23. The postponed war draws nearer (1913–14)\u003cbr\u003e 24. The Kaiser in the crisis of July 1914\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. 1914–18: The Champion of God's Germanic Cause: 25. The Kaiser's war aims\u003cbr\u003e 26. The impotence of the supreme war lord at war\u003cbr\u003e 27. Downfall: the collapse of the Hohenzollern monarchy\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. The Vengeful Exile (1918–41)\u003cbr\u003e 28. A new life in Amerongen and Doorn\u003cbr\u003e 29. The rabid anti-Semite in exile\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Kaiser and Hitler\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46129175953688,"sku":"9781107420779","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107420779i.jpg?v=1694486049","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kaiser-wilhelm-ii-a-concise-life-paperback-9781107420779","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}