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Loading... Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigmaby Robert B. Asprey
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 2083 Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigma, by Robert B. Asprey (read 4 Jun 1987) The subject was born 24 Jan 1712, succeeded to the throne of Prussia on his father's death in 1740, and died 17 Aug 1786. One of the reasons I read this biography--I also read one of him in May of 1972 (by Ludwig Reimers)--is that the author grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. This book is a good work, though not heavy on analysis. Its descriptions of Frederick's great battles are good: Mollwitz, 10 Apr 1741; Chotusitz, 17 May 1742; Hohenfriedberg. 4 Jun 1745; Soor, 30 Set 1745; Lobositz. 1 Oct 1756; Prague, May 1757; Kolin, 18 Jun 1757; Rossbach, 5 Nov 1757; Louthen, 5 Dec 1757; Zorndorf, 25 1758; Hochkirch, 14 Oct 1758; Kumersdorf, 12 Aug 1759; Liegnitz, 15 Aug 1760; and Torgau, 3 Nov 1760. All except Kolin, Hochkirch, and Kumersdorf were victories. ( )no reviews | add a review
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A cradle-to-the-grave of one of the most intriguing rulers in history, King Frederick the Great who raised the small kingdom of Prussia to major power status in the turbulent military and political struggles of the 18th century. A cruel childhood forced him to lie, deceive and cheat in order to enjoy, if only for brief periods, the life of an intellectual. Once on the throne he spent many years of often brilliant field command of his army in seemingly endless campaigns. He remained an intellectual, however, an essayist, historian, poet, flautist, consorting when possible with the French writer Voltaire.
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