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Wilhelm II :

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Wilhelm II :

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into the abyss of war and exile, 1900-1941 /

John C.G. Röhl ; translated by Sheila de Bellaigue and Roy Bridge

xxix, 1562 pages :

illustrations ;

26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Death and transfiguration -- The Kaiser and England during the Boer War -- 'I am the balance of power in Europe.' Wilhelm between Britain, Russia and France -- The Boxer Rebellion and the Baghdad railway -- The shabby compromise: Wilhelm II and Bülow's chancellorship -- Wilhelm II and the Germans, 1900 to 1904 -- 'We two make history and destiny is in our hands!' Kaiser and Tsar on the eve of the Russo-Japanese War -- The Anglo-German antagonism: the Kaiser, the King and public opinion -- The Kaiser and America -- Uncle and nephew: Edward VII and the 'encirclement' of Germany -- East Asia in flames: the Russo-Japanese War and its consequences -- Operational plans for a war in western Europe -- 'Paris must get one in the eye from us one day!' The Kaiser and the first Morocco crisis -- 'A turning-point in the history of Europe' or the fiasco of Björkö -- Balance of power or hegemony? The Anglo-German conflict and the quarrel with King Edward -- Humiliation in Algeciras -- 'Encirclement': caught in the web of the Entente -- Germany's 'dreadnougt leap'. The Kaiser and 'his' navy -- The zenith of personal monarchy. The Kaiser and the government on the eve of the great crisis -- 'Kings are only human, after all.' Scandals at the Hohenzollern court -- Prince Eulenburg's downfall. The campaign against the Liebenberg 'Camarilla' -- The Kaiser's visit to Windsor and Highcliffe, November to December 1907 -- The hot summer of 1908. On the verge of war with Britain -- 'Our Kaiser and his people!' The crisis of Wilhelm's personal monarchy -- Nemesis. Wilhelm II and the Daily telegraph affair -- Upheaval in the Balkans. Kaiser Wilhelm and the Bosnian annexation crisis of 1908 to 1909 -- The 'pantomime': from Bülow to Bethmann Hollweg -- Wilhelm and the direction of foreign policy under Bethmann Hollweg -- The King is dead, or new hopes of an agreement with England -- Agadir: the leap of the Panther -- 'The enemy identified.' The acceleration of the naval race and the growing menace of war -- 'Already leader of the United States of Europe?' Wilhelm and the debacle of the Haldane mission -- November 1912: the strategic switch from west to east -- Deterrence: the unresolved problem of Britain's neutrality -- 'Berlin has warned us off again.' The 'postponed racial war against Slavdom' -- Kaiser and Reich. Wilhelm's personal monarchy on the eve of war -- 'With head held high and hand on sword-hilt!' Preparations for war 1913 to 1914 -- Summer 1914: the decision for war -- The Kaiser's last Norwegian cruise -- Confusion in Potsdam: the fear of Britain's involvement -- Into the abyss: the outbreak of war -- The supreme war lord in the First World War -- The Kaiser's war aims -- Downfall. The collapse of the Hohenzollern monarchy -- The unicorn in winter. A new life in exile -- 'Blood must flow, much blood!' The Kaiser and the 'swinish' Weimar republic -- Monarchy by the grace of Hitler? Wilhelm II and the Third Reich

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Wilhelm II.

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William, II,1859-1941

Germany, History, William I, 1871-1888

Germany, Politics and government, 1888-1918

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Röhl, John C. G.

Bridge, F. R.

De Bellaigue, Sheila,1945-

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