The Holstein Papers : The Memoirs, Diaries and Correspondence of Friedrich von Holstein 1837-1909 Paperback / softback
by Friedrich von Holstein
Edited by Norman Rich, M. H. Fisher
Part of the The Holstein Papers 4 Volume Paperback Set series
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Friedrich von Holstein (1837-1909) was Bismarck's subordinate at the German Foreign Office.
Since his death historians have combined to make him a monster of sinister and self-seeking policy.
At various times von Holstein kept diaries, began memoirs, and wrote and received letters, and many of these survive.
A selection of this Nachlass, which was first published in volume form between 1955 and 1963, is presented here.
The original effect of this publication prompted an entire re-judgement of Bismarck, of German foreign policy at that time and since, and naturally of Holstein himself.
The memoirs in this first volume were written in 1883, 1898 and 1906-1909.
They include accounts of von Holstein's own career, essays on political subjects and personal impressions.
There are fascinating sections on Bismarck, the Franco-Prussian war, and particularly the deterioration of German-British relations.
These memoirs were his most formal compositions of this kind.
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- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:250 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/02/2011
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- ISBN:9780521179614
