Wilhelm II Volume 1: Prince and Emperor, 1859-1900【電子書籍】[ Lamar Cecil ]

＜p＞Wilhelm II (1859-1941), King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to 1918, reigned during a period of unprecedented economic, cultural, and intellectual achievement in Germany. Unlike most European sovereigns of his generation, Wilhelm was no mere figurehead, and his imprint on imperial Germany was profound. In this book and a second volume, historian Lamar Cecil provides the first comprehensive biography of one of modern history’s most powerful ー and most misunderstood ー rulers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Wilhelm II: Prince and Emperor, 1859-1900＜/em＞ concentrates on Wilhelm’s youth. As Cecil shows, the future ruler’s Anglo-German genealogy, his education, and his subsequent service as an officer in the Prussian army proved to be unfortunate legacies in shaping Wilhelm’s behavior and ideas.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Throughout his thirty-year reign, Wilhelm’s connection with his subjects was tenuous. He surrounded himself with a small coterie of persons drawn from the government, the military, and elite society, ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る