Record Number |
607890 |
ISBN |
9780670915569 |
0670915564 |
9780670915569 (hbk.) |
Author |
Carter, Miranda, 1965- |
Title |
The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One / Miranda Carter. |
Publisher/Date |
London ; New York : Fig Tree, 2009. |
Pagination etc. |
xxii, 584 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Contents note |
Map on end papers. |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary Note |
Uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell the tragicomic story of a tiny, glittering, solipsistic world that was often preposterously out of kilter with its times, struggling to stay in command of politics and world events as history overtook it. |
Subject - Name |
George, -- King of Great Britain -- V,1865-1936 |
William, -- German Emperor -- II,1859-1941 |
Nicholas, -- Emperor of Russia -- II,1868-1918 |
Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Diplomatic history |
Europe -- History -- 1871-1918 -- Biography |
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography |
-- Kings and rulers -- Biography. |
Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography |
Shelf Location |
940.288 CART |