George, Nicholas and Wilhelm
Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I
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4.4 • 36 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In the years before the First World War, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Together, they presided over the last years of dynastic Europe and the outbreak of the most destructive war the world had ever seen, a war that set twentieth-century Europe on course to be the most violent continent in the history of the world.
Through brilliant and often darkly comic portraits of these men and their lives, their foibles and obsessions, Miranda Carter delivers the tragicomic story of Europe’s early twentieth-century aristocracy, a solipsistic world preposterously out of kilter with its times.
Customer Reviews
Comprehensive
I am continuously trying to understand the world I have lived in for 50 years. This immensely readable book provides a comprehensive history of a very important time.
Great read!
Enjoyed the focus on the people, rather than on the dates.
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm
A world of research went into this detailed, readable book. This book complimented The Guns of August from a few years ago. The men are brought to life in such a real way that I wanted to yell at them, "don't do that, it won't end well, are you nuts?" The news today is the same as it was back then in the Ukraine, so sad. The books gives good background for so many stories today, like Downton Abbey and Mr. Selfridge's.