George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I (U)

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. Pt. I. Three Childhoods, Three Countries -- 1. Wilhelm: An Experiment In Perfection, 1859 -- 2. George: Coming Second, 1865 -- 3. Nicholas: A Diamond-studded Ivory Tower, 1868 -- Pt. Ii. Family Ties, Imperial Contests -- 4. Wilhelm Emperor 1888-90 -- 5. Young Men In Love 1891-94 -- 6. Wilhelm Anglophile 1891-95 -- 7. Perfidious Muscovy 1895-97 -- 8. Behind The Wall 1893-1904 -- 9. Imperial Imperatives 1898-1901 -- Pt. Iii. A Bright New Century -- 10. The Fourth Emperor 1901-4 -- 11. Unintended Consequences 1904-5 -- 12. Continental Shifts 1906-8 -- 13. A Balkan Crisis 1908-9 -- 14. Edward's Mantle 1910-11 -- 15. Celebrations And Warnings 1911-14 -- 16. July 1914 -- Pt. Iv. Armageddon -- 17. A War 1914-18. Miranda Carter. 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.