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The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One / Miranda Carter.
Publication details: London : Penguin, 2010.Description: xxiv, 568 p., [32] of plates : ill., geneal. tables, maps, ports. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780141019987 (pbk.)
- 0141019980 (pbk.)
- William, German Emperor II, 1859-1941
- Nicholas, Emperor of Russia II, 1868-1918
- George, King of Great Britain V, 1865-1936
- William, German Emperor II, 1859-1941
- Nicholas, Emperor of Russia II, 1868-1918
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history
- Europe -- History -- 1871-1918
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Germany -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918
- Europe -- Foreign relations -- 1871-1918
- 940.2880922 22
- 15.70
Contents:
Summary: Three cousins. Three Emperors. And the road to ruin. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends ? but they happened also to rule Europe?s three most powerful states. This potent combination together with their own destructive personalities led not only to their own dramatic fallouts and falls from grace, but also to the outbreak of the First World War.
Three childhoods, three countries -- Family ties, imperial contests -- A bright new century -- Armageddon.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 940.288 CAR | Available | 064869 |
Total reserves: 0
Originally published: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Three childhoods, three countries -- Family ties, imperial contests -- A bright new century -- Armageddon.
Three cousins. Three Emperors. And the road to ruin. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends ? but they happened also to rule Europe?s three most powerful states. This potent combination together with their own destructive personalities led not only to their own dramatic fallouts and falls from grace, but also to the outbreak of the First World War.
