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Young Wilhelm : the Kaiser's early life, 1859-1888
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Young Wilhelm : the Kaiser's early life, 1859-1888

Author: John C G Röhl
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : English
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Counter This rich and compelling volume describes the life of Kaiser Wilhelm II from his birth in 1859 to his accession to the Prusso-German throne in 1888, a story so extraordinary that it will fascinate anyone interested in the psychology and the throng of personalities of the period. Its aim is to set the characters on the stage and let them speak for themselves, which in their letters and diaries the Victorians  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biographie 1859-1888
Biography
Named Person: William, German Emperor; Wilhelm, Emperor of Germany; Kaiser II ) Wilhelm (Deutsches Reich; Guillaume, (empereur d'Allemagne ;; Guillaume, (empereur d'Allemagne ;; Guillaume, 2 ; Empereur d'Allemagne)
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: John C G Röhl
ISBN: 0521497523 9780521497527
OCLC Number: 38573415
Description: xxv, 979 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: Preface to the German edition --
1. Birth trauma: 'It's alive and it's a prince!' --
2. Disorder and early sorrow --
3. Ambivalent motherhood --
4. An English princess at the Prussian court --
5. Blood and history --
6. Education fit for a king --
7. The Doctor --
8. Trials and tribulations --
9. Experiment at Kassel --
10. Spring dreams and awakening --
11. Coming of age --
12. The Student Prince --
13. A question of balance: the inner-ear illness of Kaiser Wilhelm II --
14. Cabal and love --
15. The estrangement --
16. Politics --
17. First steps in foreign affairs: Prince Wilhelm between England and Russia --
18. Eros and Austria --
19. 'W.W.W.': Wilhelm-Wedel-Waldersee --
20. Prince Wilhelm and the Battenberg conspiracy
Other Titles: Wilhelm II.
Responsibility: John C.G. Röhl ; translated by Jeremy Gaines and Rebecca Wallach.
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'It is a masterpiece ... enthrallingly readable.' Niall Ferguson, The Sunday Times 'Rohl's biography is a stunning achievement by any yardstick, a definitive work which breaks new ground.' The Times Read more...

 
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