The Book of Prussia
The Kingdom that Forged Germany
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ナレーター:
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James Ingram
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著者:
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Heinrich Wilson
For more than three centuries, one name struck a potent mixture of awe and apprehension into the heart of the Western world: Prussia. How did a poor, resource-starved sandbox principality on the frozen Baltic frontier transform itself into an unassailable superpower? It was a kingdom hammered out not by democratic compromise, but entirely from above through the cold application of iron, blood, and calculating realism.
In The Book of Prussia: The Kingdom That Forged Germany, acclaimed author Heinrich Wilson delivers a dense, sweeping chronicle of the Hohenzollern state. From its medieval origins to its violent legal erasure in 1947, this book peels back the martial stereotypes to expose a striking institutional duality. Prussia was the progressive state that pioneered universal literacy and an incorruptible civil service—yet it was simultaneously a rigid aristocracy dominated by an aggressive martial culture.
From the strategic calculations of Frederick the Great and Otto von Bismarck to the apocalyptic collapse of the Eastern Front and the secret diplomatic maneuvers of the Cold War, discover the epic rise, shattering fall, and enduring ghost of a vanished empire.
Prussia is gone from the political map, but its legacy is completely unforgettable.
©2026 Heinrich Wilson (P)2026 Heinrich Wilson