Bismarck

Edgar Feuchtwanger studied history at Cambridge, taught British and German history at the University of Southampton and has been visiting professor at the University of Frankfurt. He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz), 2003, for promoting Anglo-German relations. His major publications include From Weimar to Hitler (1995), Disraeli (2000) and Imperial Germany 1850-1918 (Routledge, 2001).

'Tautly written and thoroughly researched, Feuchtwanger's Bismarck ... is marvellous at digesting and presenting mountains of research.' - Geoffrey Wawro, University of North Texas‘It is good to have so accessible a biography of Bismarck in one volume. Feuchtwanger takes account of much of the recent writing on the history of the period. Especially valuable is the highlighting of connections between Bismarck’s domestic and foreign policies.’ John Breuilly, University of Birmingham

• Chronology Preface Introduction 1. Early Days 2. Entry into politics 3. Diplomat with a difference 4. Minister in waiting 5. Prime minister 6. First triumph 7. Fratricidal war 8. High noon 9. Imperial chancellor 10. Turn to the right 11. Power prolonged 12. Fall and resentful retirement Conclusion Notes Further Reading Index