Features & Benefits
- A compelling account of the rise and fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
- Portrays Otto von Bismarck's formidable task of unifying individual states into a single nation
- Explores Germany's journey to rival the empires of Britain and France without self-destruction
- A dramatic tale of national self-discovery, social upheaval, and realpolitik
- Praised as the best biography of the Second Reich in years
- An outstanding, authoritative, and gripping narrative of a vitally important part of European history