The Last Kaiser by Giles Macdonogh

The Last Kaiser by Giles Macdonogh

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Summary

The Story of William II, a war monger whose sabre-rattling over Serbia brought about the First World War which cost him his own throne and his country's defeat

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The Last Kaiser by Giles Macdonogh

Prussia's last King and Germany's last Kaiser was born in Potsdam in 1859, the son of Prince Frederick of Prussia and Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest child. William was born with a withered arm and suffered from cerebral palsy. Believed mad by some, eccentric by others, he possessed a ferocious temper, was rumoured to have sired numerous illegitimate children (and suspected of homosexual affairs) and yet appeared a prig. A power grabber who built a fleet targeted at Britain, he nevertheless idolised Queen Victoria who, he claimed, died in his arms.
Giles MacDonogh is a historian and journalist. His biography of Frederick the Great was on the Evening Standard bestseller list. He contributes regularly to the Financial Times, The Times, Guardian and Evening Standard.
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ISBN 13 9781842124789
ISBN 10 1842124781
Title The Last Kaiser
Author Giles Macdonogh
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2001-06-21
Number of pages 528
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