The Potsdam Führer : Frederick William I, Father of Prussian Militarism / Robert Ergang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ergang, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1941]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Evaluates the history of Prussia by focusing on Frederick William as a man, a king, an army builder, and diplomat.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

I. Introduction

II. The Prussian Court at the Opening of the Eighteenth Century

III. Frederick William the Man

IV. Frederick William Becomes King

V. The Building of the Army

VI. The Regiment of Giants

VII. Frederick William Creates the Prussian Bureaucracy

VIII. Frederick William's Attempts at Judicial Reform

IX. Education and Toleration

X. Frederick William the Mercantilist

XI. Frederick William as Diplomatist

XII. Frederick William Militarizes His Son

XIII. A Victorious General Succeeds the Military Organizer

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89641-7

OCLC:

1100429920