The three great monarchies of Europe had fallen. By the end of that conflict, not only had the Austro-Hungarian Empire crumbled but the other two imperial rulers of Europe, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, had lost their grip on power. The assassination set in motion the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War, one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history and a trauma that would bring down the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ending nearly eight centuries of Hapsburg rule and unleashing unrest across the European continent. On 28 June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated on a visit to Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist called Gavrilo Princip. You can read this before The Emperors: How Europe’s Greatest Rulers Were Destroyed by World War I PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Emperors: How Europe’s Greatest Rulers Were Destroyed by World War I written by Gareth Russell which was published in August 19, 2014. Both Wilhelm and Nicholas were both touch with the realities of a fast changing world.Brief Summary of Book: The Emperors: How Europe’s Greatest Rulers Were Destroyed by World War I by Gareth Russell They lacked competence, diplomatic ability and sound judgement. By the dawn of the 20 th century, unlike their forbears they no longer needed to demonstrate the strength that made a competent military commander, the reason why their forbears were made kings. Russian and Austro Hungarian autocrats had not recognised how mass industrialisation, urbanisation and workers’ attitudes, swapping agricultural life for the cities and demanding rights, had any a real clue (nor cared, particularly) about the impact of changes. On reading, it becomes abundantly clear that the German. (Although I am not entirely why George V is a pictured on the cover, sine, he is more or less a supporting act - Great Britain being a constitutional monarchy, with the king having very little real power.)

It tells concisely about court protocols and the respective administrations in the three autocratic monarchies involved Germany, Austria and Russia.

This is Gareth Russell’s first non-fiction work. To understand how the First World War came about, it is necessary to understand the way in which regimes in the main empires involved operated. Amberley Publishing, 2015, £9.99, 227pp, soft covers illustrated plus notes, bibliography and index Also available in hardback.

The Emperors by Gareth Russell