ARGONAUT BOOKS

The enthralling story of the German Empire, from its violent rise to its spectacular fall Reviews 'Katja Hoyer's well-researched and well-written book is the best biography of the Second Reich in years. She cogently argues that what started in Versailles' Hall of Mirrors need not have ended in the disaster of the Great War, and rightly rescues Bismarck from the ignominy of being a forerunner of Hitler. It will undoubtedly become the essential account of this vitally important part of European history.'Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny'Splendidly lucid...Read More