The talented historian Timothy Snyder recounts an intriguing life-history against the turbulent backdrop of east-central Europe in the first half of the 20th century History Magazine Snyder's research is impeccable Sunday Telegraph Snyder's portrait of the Hapsburgs in all their eccentricity is a delight.Snyder is exceptional in bringing not only a vast expertise to the subject, but also an elegant style and a gift for narrative Sunday Times Snyder's biography fully captures the chaos, intrigue, and glamour of a vanished Mitteleuropa Sunday Express Snyder's biography brilliantly baits his readers with a glittering subject The Times, Books of the Year Scrupulously researched and eye-opening Nicholas Bagnall, The Sunday Telegraph I hugely admired The Reconstruction of Nations and eagerly look forward to The Red Prince Niall Ferguson He is one of this country's most talented and innovative historians of Central and Eastern Europe. The Red Prince adds an absorbing chapter to the story of the Habsburgs in their last days of empire Literary ReviewĪn engaging portrait of a little-known and puzzling character Ian Pinder, GuardianĪs a vivid portrait of a vanished world the book is superb, being both prodigiously researched and elegantly written Daily Telegraphįor any biographer this would be a dream of a life, but Snyder is exceptional in bringing not only a vast expertise to the subject, but also an elegant style and gift for narrative.
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