George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I /
Carter, Miranda, 1965-
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I / Miranda Carter. - 1st American ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. - xxv, 498 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-478) and index.
In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II. Carter uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell their tragicomic stories.
1400043638 (hardcover) 9781400043637 (hardcover)
2009037690
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910.
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918.
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.
World War, 1914-1918--Causes.
Europe--Politics and government--1871-1918.
Germany--History--William II, 1888-1918.
Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910.
Russia--History--Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I / Miranda Carter. - 1st American ed. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. - xxv, 498 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-478) and index.
In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II. Carter uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell their tragicomic stories.
1400043638 (hardcover) 9781400043637 (hardcover)
2009037690
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910.
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918.
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.
World War, 1914-1918--Causes.
Europe--Politics and government--1871-1918.
Germany--History--William II, 1888-1918.
Great Britain--History--Edward VII, 1901-1910.
Russia--History--Nicholas II, 1894-1917.