Thinking and Memory: Bismarck's Memoirs (Vol. 1, 2, 3)

Author: Bismarck
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: As one of the most outstanding statesmen and diplomats of late 19th-century Europe, the "Iron Chancellor" Bismarck witnessed, participated in, and organized many of the wars and significant political events of his era. His greatest achievement was unifying the fragmented German state through the fires of war, making it a major power in Europe. Thoughts and Memories is a memoir Bismarck wrote with all his might after his resignation in 1890. It not only recounts the past and reflects on the past but also serves as his political testament. His dynamic and tumultuous life, his political thought and diplomatic strategies, and the complex and ever-changing history of Germany and Europe in the 19th century are all vividly presented here. This is not only a biography of a "hero of the great era" but also a "precious legacy of the German nation." Bismarck dedicated this book "to his descendants" to help them understand the past and learn for the future.