- Published: 14 November 2016
- ISBN: 9780141039190
- Imprint: Allen Lane
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 672
- RRP: $29.99
Frederick The Great
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- Published: 14 November 2016
- ISBN: 9780141039190
- Imprint: Allen Lane
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 672
- RRP: $29.99
A wonderful book . . . It is sure to be the standard English-language account for many years. It instructs; it entertains; and it surprises . . . Blanning shows that this hereditary monarch could be more radical than most leaders today
Philip Mansel, Spectator
Tim Blanning's masterpiece stands out . . . This is Frederick the Great in 3D, as we have never seen him before . . . unforgettable
Christopher Clark, BBC History Magazine
Superlative . . . a supremely nuanced account, abounding in novel assessments and insights
John Adamson, Literary Review
A virtuoso study of an exceptionally complex man who, through force of personality, helped to shape European history
Michael Prodger, New Statesman, Books of the Year