David Carniglia’s Reviews > Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War > Status Update

Massie doesn't disappoint; after tooling through A.J.P. Taylor's Struggle For Mastery In Europe, I needed a break from his roller-coaster phrases and jagged quips. I wanted some background on Kaiser Wilhelm's ascendancy as German Emperor, particularly how he puttered around, improved micromanaged and essentially mucked up Germany's affairs after dismissing Bismarck.