| ISBN |
9781400043637 (hardcover) |
| 1400043638 (hardcover) |
| Name |
Carter, Miranda, 1965- |
| Title |
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm : three royal cousins and the road to World War I / Miranda Carter. |
| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Published |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. |
| Description |
xxv, 498 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Originally published as: The three emperors : three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One. London : Fig Tree, 2009. |
| Includes bibliographical references (p. [469]-478) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subjects |
William -- German Emperor -- II, 1859-1941 |
| Edward -- King of Great Britain -- VII, 1841-1910 |
| Nicholas -- Emperor of Russia -- II, 1868-1918 |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes |
| Germany -- History -- William II, 1888-1918 |
| Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 |
| Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 |
| Europe -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918 |
| Other Names |
Carter, Miranda, 1965-. Three emperors |
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