WILHELM II: (THREE VOLUMES)

An acclaimed expert on Imperial Germany, John Röhl’s complete biography of the Kaiser is separated into three titles, each of which focuses on a vital period of Wilhelm’s life: Young Wilhelm: The Kaiser’s Early Life, 1859–1888; The Kaiser’s Personal Monarchy, 1888–1900; and Into the Abyss of War and Exile,

1900–1941. Drawing from decades of research, this is considered the most complete biography of the Kaiser. For those seeking an abridged version of this three-volume epic, there is also Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Concise Life, in which Röhl distils his biography into just over 260 pages.