The Resource George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I, Miranda Carter
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I, Miranda Carter
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The item George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I, Miranda Carter represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xxv, 498 p., [32] p. of plates
- Note
- Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009
- Contents
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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
- Isbn
- 9781400043637
- Label
- George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I
- Title
- George, Nicholas and Wilhelm
- Title remainder
- three royal cousins and the road to World War I
- Statement of responsibility
- Miranda Carter
- Subject
-
- George, V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
- Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918
- Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936
- Nicholas, II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918
- Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917
- William, II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Carter, Miranda
- Dewey number
- 940.3/112
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D517
- LC item number
- .C34 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Carter, Miranda
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1914-1918
- William
- George
- Nicholas
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Russia
- Europe
- Label
- George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I, Miranda Carter
- Note
- Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-478) and index
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn419798177
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xxv, 498 p., [32] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400043637
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2009037690
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)419798177
- Label
- George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I, Miranda Carter
- Note
- Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-478) and index
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn419798177
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xxv, 498 p., [32] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400043637
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2009037690
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)419798177
Subject
- George, V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936
- Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918
- Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936
- Nicholas, II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918
- Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917
- William, II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918
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