Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War.

Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, this biography examines the complex personality of Germany's last emperor.

This is a concise edition of John Röhl's prize-winning three-volume biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

The book sheds new light on Wilhelm's troubled youth, his involvement in social and political scandals, and his growing thirst for glory, which, combined with his overwhelming nationalism and passion for the navy provided the impetus for a ...

As assessment of the Kaiser's character and its implications on Imperial German history.

Traces the early years in the life of Wilhelm II, German emperor before the First World War, focusing on his genealogy, education, and service as an officer in the Prussian Army

John C. G. Röhl's acclaimed life of Kaiser Wilhelm II, from his birth in 1859 to his accession to the throne in 1888.

The present work is intended to give its readers a rapid view of the young Emperor's character and public action, with so much of history and political review as may be needed to a full sketch of a personage of such weight and value, and of ...