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Effi Briest
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Fontane
Effi Briest betrays her super-rational husband with the wily Crampas and takes the appalling consequences, in a novel that questions the nature of happiness.
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Frederick the Great
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Nancy Mitford
In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved the way for a united Germany; and his spectacular wars.
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The politics of the Prussian Army 1640-1945.
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Gordon Alexander Craig
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Frederick the Great on the Art of War
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R M Frederick II H R M Frederick II, Frederick, Jay Luvaas (Editor)
Frederick the Great (17121786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as a major power, thereby decisively influencing the next two centuries of European history. He was also a brilliant military thinker whose observations ...
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A History of Prussia
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H W Koch
In little more than two centuries Prussia rose from medieval obscurity and the devastation of the Thirty Years War to become the dominant power of continental Europe. Her rulers rose from Electors to Kings, and from Kings to Emperors. It is a dramatic story, and H. W. Koch fills a major gap in English-language literature with this comprehensive ...
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Weeds Like Us
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Gunter Nitsch
The uprooting of seven million civilians - women, children, and elderly men - from their homes in the German provinces of East Prussia, Pomerania, and Silesia following World War II is largely unknown in the United States. Weeds Like Us is a gripping true adventure story about the author's own East Prussian family. The author's earliest years were ...
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Frederick the Great: A Life in Deed and Letters
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Giles MacDonogh
Frederick the Great (1712-86) is one of the most successful and controversial European monarchs. He became King of Prussia at the age of 29, which he went on to weld into one of the most formidable powers of Europe. He created a Royal Court that was the envy of Europe, surrounding himself with intellectuals, musicians, artists, philosophers, and ...
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The Army of Frederick the Great
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Christopher Duffy
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Snow
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Dr. Calvin Miller
On a cold winter evening in 1929, Mary Withers, a widow, is in desperate need for asthma medication for her daughter Alexis, and coal to heat her house, but a paralyzing storm makes travel nearly impossible and her only hope is that Erick Mueller, son ofthe town's coal vendor, can make it through t
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The Vanished Kingdom: Travels Through the History of Prussia
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James Charles Roy, Professor Amos Elon (Introduction by)
Combining armchair travel, stunning photography, and a keen historical sense, James Charles Roy takes us on a moving journey through the tragic past, present, and, very likely, future of Eastern Europe.. Twice in this century, Germany initiated wars of unimagined terror in the name of the German homeland, Prussia. But what was once Prussia is now ...
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Frederick the Great: A Historical Profile
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Gerhard A Ritter
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Before the Storm: Memories of My Youth in Old Prussia
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Marion Donhoff, Jean Steinberg (Translator), George F. Kennan (Designed by)
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Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigma
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Robert B Asprey
The acclaimed, definitive biography of one of history's most intriguing figures makes for a sweeping, fresh read. "A solid, glamorous biography of the fascinating Frederick".--Kirkus Reviews.
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Masters & Lords: Mid-19th-Century U.S. Planters and Prussian Junkers
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Shearer D Bowman
Among the regional landed elites in the Western World of the mid-1800s, the two most formidable were the owners of slave plantations in the Southern states of the U.S. and the proprietors of manorial estates in the provinces of Prussian East Elbia. Masters and Lords surveys the economic, social, and political histories of the two classes from the ...
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Days of Atonement
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Michael Gregorio
Napoleon's army has swept over Prussia, leaving in its wake a conquered land occupied by the French, in this superb sequel to the acclaimed "Critique of Criminal Reason. Days of Atonement" continues Gregorio's inimitable and enthralling historical mystery series.
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A Visible Darkness
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Michael Gregorio
Dark, intelligent, and vividly written, "A Visible Darkness" continues a masterful series of historical mysteries that portray a past torn between nationalism and humanism, superstition and science.
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Clausewitz: A Biography
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Roger Parkinson
The Prussian general and military theoretician Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz spent much of his life combatting Napoleon's army, recording his martial insights in the demanding book On War. Parkinson details the events of Clausewitz's life, and aids readers in understanding Clausewitz's writings.
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The Military Life of Frederick the Great
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Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
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David Fraser
Frederick the Great was, in David Fraser's description, "one of the most extraordinary men ever to sit on the throne or command an army", and in this biography, Fraser explores every aspect of Frederick's career.
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Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848
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Matthew Bernard Levinger
Enlightened Nationalism provides the first synthesis in English of Prussian political culture from the Napoleonic era to the Revolution of 1848. Matthew Levinger challenges the conventional notion that Prussia lagged behind Western Europe in its political development, demonstrating that Prussian leaders embraced a distinctive program of political ...
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Frederick the Great: A Military Life
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Christopher Duffy
Traces the life of the Russian Czar, focusing on his accomplishments as a military leader.
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Frederick the Great
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Giles MacDonogh
In this bold new interpretation of the king who shaped modern Germany, MacDonogh provides the most fully rounded portrait yet of a much misunderstood and complex man. of photos.
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The Rise of Brandenburg Prussia
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Margaret Shennan
In this pamphlet Margaret Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early 17th century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers, in particular Frederick William I, the Great Elector, and his two successors. The author takes account of: international relations, social and economic structures, domestic pressures, ethical and ...
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Wind
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Dr. Calvin Miller
A woman's act of compassion towards a homeless family causes a rift with her brothers, who are not so giving.
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Bismarck
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Edgar Feuchtwanger
Routledge Historical Biographies provide engaging, readable and academically credible biographies written from an explicitly historical perspective. These concise and accessible accounts will bring important historical figures to life for students and general readers alike. Bismarck was arguably the most important figure in nineteenth-century ...
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