Simon Grimm’s Reviews > Frederick the Great: King of Prussia > Status Update

This book is a lot better than I expected. Lots of detail of how Prussia developed its army. Eg., Frederick’s father (Frederick William I) forced local lords to send their sons (Junkers) to Berlin for training as officers. 40 of them became generals under Frederick the Great.

Also, that same father was a horrible human being. Extremely violent both toward his son and many others.