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The Last Kaiser

Wilhelm II's rise to absolute power, his catastrophic plunge into World War I, and his strange twilight exile watching Germany fall to someone even darker.

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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...

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