Otto Von Bismarck (World Leaders Past and Present)
Grade 6 Up German Chancellor Bismarck is shown here to have been a multifaceted egomaniac, a staunch monarchist, and an unscrupulous pragmatist as he spent his political career bringing about German unification. More than just a biography of Bismarck, the book touches on the complex machinations of Prussian politics and European military and political history of the 19th Century. Due to the complexity of the subject, the book is challenging reading, and as this is not a particularly familiar area of history for most students, it will require some perseverance on the part of readers. In spite of the well written text, attractive format, and better than average illustrations, this will probably be an optional purchase except where demand for biographies is unusually high. Trish Ebbatson, Mansfield-Richland County Public Library, OhioCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.