Frederick the Great: King of Prussia
By David Fraser.
Description
A spellbinding biography of Prussia's soldier-king who changed the face of Europe. Frederick II, King of Prussia, was a legendary ruler, artistic patron, man of letters, lawgiver, and commander -- in David Fraser's words, "one of the most extraordinary men ever to sit on a throne or command an army." He personally commanded his army in war after war with such supreme skill that he became acclaimed as the greatest soldier of his time. Fraser, himself a noted general and the author of a bestselling biography of Erwin Rommel, places Frederick's life as a soldier at t...
ISBN(s)
0880642610, 9780880642613
