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Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great Warby Massie, Robert KFirst Edition
Book DescriptionNew York: Random House, 1991 xxxi, 1,007 p.: 32 unpaginated pages of illustrations; 24 cm. (9.5 inches). Dark brown cloth spine with gilt-stamped spine title; brown paper over boards with gilt-stamped author's initials on front cover. Color illustrated dust jacket. Includes appendix, acknowledgments, bibliography, notes, and index. Map on endpapers. Stated First Edition. "In a major literary event, Robert K. Massie, author of the international best-seller Nicholas and Alexandra and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Peter the Great, has written a richly textured and gripping chronicle of the personal and national rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. Not since The Guns of August has modern European history come so vividly to life." [from the dust jacket]. Among the figures portrayed in this book at Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; Kaiser Wilhelm II; Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow; Fritz von Holstein; Philip Eulenburg; Prime Minister Lord Salisbury; Joseph Chamberlain; Prime Minister Arthur Balfour; Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey; Prime Minister H.H. Asquith; First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill; and Jacky Fisher. ISBN: 0-394-52833-6. Book is in Fine/As New Condition. Dust Jacket is in Fine/As New Condition.. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Bookseller Terms of SaleIf the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item. Customer ReviewsOn Jul 16 2007, Whiskey3 said:  "If you want to learn about Europe leading up to the Great War, this book will provide an excellent starting point. It is well written and thorough, typical Massie. The author does an excellent job of bringing to life the major British and German figures and their interconnection.If you you care to round out the period, add "The Proud Tower" and "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman and you will be well informed about a period seldom seen in a US public school classroom." Other Recommended Books
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