Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigma
Robert B. Asprey. Ticknor & Fields, $12.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-89919-840-8
``This major biography of Frederick (1712-86) is as full an account of the Prussian ruler's exploits in war and peace as is likely to be written,'' asserted PW , ``Asprey fashions the disparate sides of this soldier-intellectual into a lucid narrative of his leadership.'' Photos. (September)
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Reviewed on: 11/03/1988
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 715 pages - 978-0-89919-352-6
Paperback - 740 pages - 978-0-595-46900-0