{"product_id":"iron-kingdom","title":"Iron Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark's \u003ci\u003eIron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Prussia began as a medieval backwater, but transformed itself into a major European power and the force behind the creation of the German empire, until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  With great flair and authority, Christopher Clark describes Prussia's great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive, enlightened values on which it was built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Fascinating ... masterly ... littered with intriguing detail and wry observation'\u003cbr\u003e  Richard Overy, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A terrific book ... the definitive history of this much-maligned state'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'You couldn't have the triumph and the tragedy of Prussia better told'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A magisterial history of Europe's only extinct power'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Exemplary ... an illuminating, profoundly satisfying work of history'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChristopher Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. He is also the author of\u003ci\u003e Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248610333016,"sku":"9780140293340","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780140293340.jpg?v=1765629921","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/iron-kingdom","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}