Bismarck: the Man and the Statesman, Volume I

Düşünceler ve Hatıralar #1

by Otto von Bismarck

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1898 edition by Smith, Elder, & Co., London.

Genres: Germany, History, Politics

438 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1900

About the author

Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (also Otto Furst von Bismarck), Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg, Prince of Bismarck (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898), was a Prussian and German statesman of the 19th century. As Minister-President of Prussia from 1862–90, he oversaw the unification of Germany. From 1867 on, he was Chancellor of the North German Confederation. When the second German Empire was formed in 1871, he served as its first Chancellor and practiced Realpolitik which gained him the nickname "Iron Chancellor". As Chancellor, Bismarck held an important role in German government and greatly influenced German and international politics both during and after his time of service.

Reviews

[? · Rating 5 out of 5]

A weaver of humankind destiny.

[Pardis TD · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion he is the best statesman the world has ever had. Had no issues with reading his writing.

[A YOGAM · Rating 4 out of 5]

„Otto Fürst von Bismarck: Gedanken und Erinnerungen“ offenbart den Mann jenseits der Legende des Sozialreformers: Bismarck (1815 - 1898), der Architekt der Kongokonferenz 1884/85, zeigt hier sein strategisches und oft eigensinniges Kalkül auf der internationalen Bühne. Die Memoiren geben Einblick in seine Machtspiele, sein politisches Gespür und seine rücksichtslosen Entscheidungen, die den Verlauf der Weltgeschichte beeinflussten. Historisch wertvoll und sprachlich prägnant, lassen sie den „Eisernen Kanzler“ als ebenso genialen wie ambivalenten Akteur erkennen – ein Staatmann, der Globalpolitik und koloniale Realpolitik meisterhaft orchestrierte. Wer Bismarck nur mit Sozialgesetzgebung verbindet, wird hier unweigerlich eines Besseren belehrt.