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1 sound file : digital |
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Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009. |
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Electronic audio file. |
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Read by Rosalyn Landor. |
| Summary |
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. |
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Three childhoods, three countries -- Wilhelm: an experiment in perfection, 1859 -- George: coming second, 1865 -- Nicholas: a diamond-studded ivory tower, 1868 -- Family ties, imperial contests -- Wilhelm emperor 1888-90 -- Young men in love 1891-94 -- Wilhelm anglophile 1891-95 -- Perfidious Muscovy 1895-97 -- Behind the wall 1893-1904 -- Imperial imperatives 1898-1901 -- A bright new century -- The fourth emperor 1901-4 -- Unintended consequences 1904-5 -- Continental shifts 1906-8 -- A Balkan crisis 1908-9 -- Edward's mantle 1910-11 -- Celebrations and warnings 1911-14 -- July 1914 -- Armageddon -- A war 1914-18. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York Books on Tape 2010 Available via World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes. -- Sound recordings.
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William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941.
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George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.
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Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918.
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Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918.
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Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936.
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Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917.
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918.
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Electronic audio books.
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| Added Author |
Carter, Miranda, 1965-
author. Three emperors.
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780307714503 (electronic audio bk.) |
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