The Last Kaiser

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - The Crown Prince
2. Chapter Two - The German Empire Before Wilhelm
3. Chapter Three - Dismissing the Iron Chancellor
4. Chapter Four - Weltpolitik and Naval Dreams
5. Chapter Five - The Road to War
6. Chapter Six - World War I — The Cracked Throne
7. Chapter Seven - Abdication and Exile
8. Chapter Eight - The Vacuum Left Behind
9. Chapter Nine - A Ghost in the Garden

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE The Crown Prince IN 1859, A baby was born into what should’ve been the most enviable life on Earth. His bloodline connected him to nearly every major throne in Europe. His cradle was carved by power. His godmother was Queen Victoria herself. But from the moment he entered the world, Wilhelm was broken. Kaiser Wilhelm II — though no one called him that yet — came into the world with a birth injury that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Doctors botched his delivery, paralyzing his left arm. It never developed properly. It hung stiff and short — a permanent reminder that even a crown can't protect you from pain. In a court obsessed with military strength and masculine...