Blood and Iron

"In choosing the Von Moltkes," wrote Library Journal, "Friedrich chronicles, assesses, and illuminates an often tragic century of German history--a history as much of Bismarck, Hitler, Wagner, Strauss, Mann, and Brecht. His engaging, accessible style puts this tumultuous period in Europe in reach of lay readers, history buffs, and scholars alike." "Friedrich has written," Christopher Lehmann-Haupt declared in the New York Times, "a multifaceted volume that is at once historical narrative, b...