About this title: Renowned historian Fromkin reveals how two unlikely world leaders--King Edward VII of England and Theodore Roosevelt--recast themselves as respected political players and established a friendship that would shape the course of the 20th century in ways never anticipated.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781594201875ISBN:1594201870
Description: New in new dust jacket. Brand new! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I've read several other books by David Fromkin, Professor of International Relations and Law at Boston University and liked them. This one not so much. The thesis is that Edward VII and Theodore Roosevelt, who both came to power in 1901, forged a secret partnership to move their countries closer and to isolate Germany on the European continent. He draws this conclusion using the Conference of Algeciras as his model. As you recall, this international conference was called to resolve the crisis in Morocco. Unfortunately, I think that the case is overdrawn because Fromkin maximizes the relationship between the two world leaders and minimizes the role of the British Foreign Office and the American diplomat Henry White. However, having said that, the book is crammed with interesting information about Queen Victoria and her personal dislike for her son Bertie--she blamed him for much of the stress that she felt brought on her beloved Albert's fatal illness--and her obvious attempts to outlive him. Also included is may too much information about Bertie's sex life and the sexual preferences of his nephew, the German Kaiser. However,the book is a reminder that much of the diplomacy of the late 19th and early 20th century in Europe was personal. After all, the Russian Tsar, the Germany Kaiser, and the British king were all closely related. On the Roosevelt side, it was a barely warm rehash of familiar information about TR. This book was just okay."
"Interesting theory, but I would be wary of declaring that he really proved it (that Ed VII and TR were secret partners with a shared view that the US and GB must have a 'special relationship' in order to save the world from Ed VII's crazy nevvy kaiser bill.... The footnotes got fewer and farther between as the book ended."
"A very interesting look at the links between King Edward VII and Teddy Roosevelt, and the politics of their times. I just wish they had spent more time on the diplomatic manueverings and formations of the alliances that lead to WWI. That was treated too superficially for my tastes, but it has peaked my interest enought to look for more information on the subject."
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