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Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire

Name: Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire
Author: James Headlam-Morley

James Headlam-Morley

Read by S S Kim · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Chapter 1. Birth and Parentage (24:44)
Chapter 2. Early Life, 1821-1847 (37:29)
Chapter 3. The Revolution, 1847-1852, Part 1 (34:52)
Chapter 3. The Revolution, 1847-1852, Part 2 (33:38)
Chapter 4. The German Problem, 1849-1852 (29:41)
Chapter 5. Frankfort, 1851-1857, Part 1 (29:48)
Chapter 5. Frankfort, 1851-1857, Part 2 (26:23)
Chapter 5. Frankfort, 1851-1857, Part 3 (23:35)
Chapter 6. St. Petersburg and Paris, 1858-1862, Part 1 (34:25)
Chapter 6. St. Petersburg and Paris, 1858-1862, Part 2 (31:06)
Chapter 7. The Conflict, 1862-1863, Part 1 (27:09)
Chapter 7. The Conflict, 1862-1863, Part 2 (28:59)
Chapter 8. Schleswig-Holstein, 1863-1864, Part 1 (33:41)
Chapter 8. Schleswig-Holstein, 1863-1864, Part 2 (31:23)
Chapter 9. The Treaty of Gastein, 1864-1865 (26:43)
Chapter 10. Outbreak of War with Austria, 1865-1866 (37:53)
Chapter 11. The Conquest of Germany, 1866, Part 1 (30:31)
Chapter 11. The Conquest of Germany, 1866, Part 2 (32:31)
Chapter 12. The Formation of the Northern German Confederation, 1866-1867, Part 1 (26:09)
Chapter 12. The Formation of the Northern German Confederation, 1866-1867, Part 2 (22:15)
Chapter 13. The Outbreak of War with France, 1867-1870, Part 1 (31:06)
Chapter 13. The Outbreak of War with France, 1867-1870, Part 2 (31:37)
Chapter 14. The War with France and Foundation of the Empire, 1870-1871, Part 1 (32:14)
Chapter 14. The War with France and Foundation of the Empire, 1870-1871, Part 2 (32:08)
Chapter 15. The New Empire, 1871-1878, Part 1 (27:27)
Chapter 15. The New Empire, 1871-1878, Part 2 (30:06)
Chapter 16. The Triple Alliance and Economic Reform, 1878-1887, Part 1 (35:40)
Chapter 16. The Triple Alliance and Economic Reform, 1878-1887, Part 2 (34:17)
Chapter 17. Retirement and Death, 1887-1898, Part 1 (21:36)
Chapter 17. Retirement and Death, 1887-1898, Part 2 (24:54)