Frederick the Great: King of Prussia

by Timothy C.W. Blanning

Book Overview

The definitive biography of the legendary autocrat whose enlightened rule transformed the map of Europe and changed the course of history Few figures loom as large in European history as Frederick the Great. When he inherited the Prussian crown in 1740, he ruled over a kingdom of scattered territories, a minor Germanic backwater. By the end of his reign, the much larger and consolidated Prussia ranked among the continent's great powers. In this magisterial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400068126
• ISBN13: 9781400068128
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.6" x 9.4"