<p><b>Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark''s <i>Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 </i>is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe''s fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world.</b><br><br> Prussia began as a medieval backwater, but transformed itself into a major European power and the force behind the creation of the German empire, until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War. <br><br> With great flair and authority, Christopher Clark describes Prussia''s great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive, enlightened values on which it was built.<br><br> ''Fascinating ... masterly ... littered with intriguing detail and wry observation''<br/> Richard Overy, <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br> ''A terrific b
Pris: kr 279.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
kr 279.00 | Besøk butikk |
Iron Man finds himself marooned in a small colony on a remote planet! Life here seems perfect... but who''s pulling the strings behind its delicate design? As Tony digs deeper for answers, a message from home warns him that Korvac is still a...
kr 399.00
Mer informasjon
The moments that it took Gavrilo Princip to step forward to the stalled car and shoot dead Franz Ferdinand and his wife were perhaps the most fateful of the modern era. An act of terrorism of staggering efficiency, it fulfilled its every aim: it would...
kr 279.00
Mer informasjon
King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. This book presents a fresh interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his...
kr 229.00
Mer informasjon
<p><b>An intellectual tour de force: the major essays of the esteemed author of international bestseller <i>The Sleepwalkers</i></b><br><br> Christopher Clark''s <i>The Sleepwalkers </i>has...
kr 179.00
Mer informasjon