Bismarck, a life, Jonathan Steinberg
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Bismarck, a life, Jonathan Steinberg
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-537) and index
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non fiction
Main title
Bismarck
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bibliography
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663438587
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Jonathan Steinberg
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a life
Summary
Otto von Bismarck transformed Europe more completely than anybody in the 19thcentury--except for Napoleon. This riveting biography illuminates the life of the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture
Table Of Contents
Bismarck's "sovereign self" -- Bismarck : born Prussian and what that meant -- Bismarck : the "Mad Junker" -- Bismarck represents himself, 1847-1851 -- Bismarck as diplomat, 1851-1862 -- Power -- "I have beaten them all! All!" -- The unification of Germany, 1866-1870 -- The decline begins : liberals and Catholics -- "The guest house of the dead Jew" -- Three Kaisers and Bismarck's fall from power -- Conclusion : Bismarck's legacy : blood and irony
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