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Frederick the Great : King of Prussia by Blanning, T. C. W.;roi de Prusse Frédéric II le Grand is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Part I. The sufferings and greatness of Frederick -- The inheritance -- The breaking of Frederick -- The making of Frederick -- The making of Frederick (part two) -- The masterful servant of the state -- Culture -- Part II. War and peace -- Peace and war, 1745-1756 -- The Seven Years War : the first three campaigns -- The Seven Years War : disaster and survival -- The Seven Years War : why Frederick won -- A long peace, a short war and double diplomacy -- Part III. On the home front -- Public and nation -- Light and dark on the home front -- Country and town -- At court and at home -- Conclusion: Death and transfiguration.;"Tim Blanning, a master of combining the fields of political, economic, social, and intellectual history, is just the writer to bring us both Frederick's military triumphs--he consolidated a kingdom of scattered territories into one formidable nation--as well as his cultural and political accomplishments. From his long relationship with Voltaire to his musical talent to his patronage of the decorative and fine arts to the reinvigoration of German theater, Frederick infused Prussian culture with the ideas of the Enlightenment and--where it suited him--applied them

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Author

Blanning, T. C. W.;roi de Prusse Frédéric II le Grand

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812988734

Category

history

Subjects

Western, Memoir, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.92 / 5 (134 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13