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Dreadnought - Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War by Robert Massie |
Despite its nautical title, this immensely readable book gives a breathtaking overview of European history, from the rise of Bismarck to the eve of WW I. It also answers the legendary Schleswig-Holstein question which Palmerston famously said only three people understood: "The first was Albert, the Prince consort and he is dead; the second is a German professor, and he is in an asylum: and the third was myself - and I have forgotten it!"
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 45 April 2008 ) |
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