Die Rückkehr der 'Großen Männer' / Bringing Personality Back - Staatsmänner im Krieg. Ein deutsch-britischer Vergleich 1740-1945 / Leadership and War. A German-British Comparison 1740-1945

In this volume eminent historians compare German and British statesmen in war, from the Seven Years' War to World War II. The subjects of the biographical essays range from Frederick the Great and William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger and Joseph II, William Gladstone and Bismarck, David George and Wilhelm II, as well as Churchill and Hitler. Differences and similarities in the conduct of warfare and references to the present-day political situation are impressively presented. This collection thus provides important results to stimulate further research.


Karina Urbach, Institute of Historical Research, Universität London; Brendan Simms, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge