Onze boeken

Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the coming of the Great War

Categorie	Algemeen Geschiedenis
Boeknummer	#350138-ZB3
Titel	Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the coming of the Great War
Auteur	Massie, Robert K.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Pimlico
Jaar van uitgave	1998
ISBN10	0712653686
ISBN13	9780712653688
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous (full page) b/w illustrations (including photographs), 8vo.
Samenvatting	From colonial disputes, secret treaties with former foes, high-wire diplomacy, and tit-for-tat building of the terrifyingly powerful dreadnought battleships. DREADNOUGHT is a dramatic re-creation of the diplomatic and military brinkmanship that preceded, and made inevitable, the outbreak of the first world war. Massie brings to vivid life such historical figures as the single-minded Admiral von Tirpitz, the young, ambitious, Winston Churchill, the ruthless, sycophantic Chancellor Bernhard von Bulow, and many others. The relationship between Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm is particularly intriguing. Wilhelm's admiration, and even envy, for everything British, was to play an important part in the events to come. Their story, and the story of the era, filled with misunderstandings, missed... (Lees verder) opportunities, and events leading to unintended conclusions, unfolds like a Greek tragedy in his powerful narrative. Intimately human and dramatic, DREADNOUGHT is history at its most riveting.
Pagina's	1.007
Conditie	Redelijk — Side cut seriously stained.
Prijs	€ 10,00

Onze gebruikte boeken verkeren in goede tweedehands staat, tenzij hierboven anders beschreven. Kleine onvolkomenheden zijn niet altijd vermeld.