The Kaiser on Trial by George Sylvester Viereck. With Prefatory Notes by James W. Gerard and a Letter from Bernard Shaw (HQ513)

Published 1938: First UK Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. 518 clean and bright pages, previous owners signature on the title page. Boards slightly rubbed and faded with time consistent with age and frayed along the spine tips but remains firm and intact. (HQ513)

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Viereck describes this book as the "story of William II in the form of a trial before the High Court of History." It is said to reveal "how William II was drawn into the war as was Woodrow Wilson by masters of intrigue at home and abroad, by accidents, blunders and misunderstandings, by madmen parading as statesmen, by lying friends and hypocritical foes. The recital of what went on in the foreign offices, royal palaces and embassies of Europe, should open our eyes to the menace of secret diplomacy and international embroilments." Viereck warns that the "same intrigues that flourished before 1914 are going on today ... Must we follow on the road to ruin like rats led to destruction by the Pied Piper of Hamelin?" Viereck was indicted for sedition during both World Wars.

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