{"product_id":"bismarck-and-the-german-empire-9780393002355","title":"Bismarck and the German Empire","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBismarck and the German Empire by Erich Eyck\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nFor most people Bismarck is the man of \"blood and iron\"; he coined the phrase himself and he lived up to it. But he was much more; he had an intellectual ascendancy over all the politicians of his day, and his superiority was acknowledged not only by his own people, but by all European statesmen.\n\nThe unification of Germany, the defeat of Austria, the fall of the Second Empire, the defeat of France, the alliance of the German Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy, the dismemberment of Denmark--these are his most obvious achievements; no less important was the transformation in the national consciousness of the German people, for which Bismarck was also responsible. Dr. Eyck has analyzed not only the personality but also the accomplishments of a statesman whose influence on Europe in the latter half of the nineteenth century was more far-reaching than that of any other man in his time.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis edition contains minor corrections and a new foreword by the author's son Frank Eyck, also a nineteenth-century historian, evaluating some of the important publications in the field since the book appeared and illuminating his father's attitude to Bismarck. Based on Dr. Eyck's monumental three-volume study \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e and lectures delivered at Oxford University, this volume offers comprehensive insight into one of history's most influential statesmen.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Historical Topics Covered\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerman unification and the formation of the German Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustrian-Prussian War and the defeat of Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second Empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlliance between the German Empire and Habsburg Monarchy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransformation of German national consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBismarck's diplomatic strategies and political leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuropean politics in the latter half of the 19th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEyck, Erich:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eErick Eyck\u003c\/strong\u003e (1878-1964) was born in Berlin and educated at the Universities of Berlin and Freiburg. He made his career in law, serving in the Court of Appeals, as a legal correspondent, and as a City Councillor in Charlottenberg and Berlin. In 1937 Dr. Eyck emigrated to England, where he lectured at the Universities of London and Oxford and turned to the writing of history. This volume is based on a series of lectures delivered at Oxford and also on Dr. Eyck's monumental three-volume study \u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680566055186,"sku":"9780393002355","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_568ce8b2-c29a-456f-8a13-f998b475d8d2.jpg?v=1734922887","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bismarck-and-the-german-empire-9780393002355","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}