Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Wilhelm and his court; 3. Philipp Eulenburg and the Liebenberg circle; 4. Philipp Eulenburg prepares 'personal regime'; 5. Philipp Eulenburg: decline and fall; 6. Other civilians: Fürstenberg, Ballin, and Krupp; 7. The military entourage; 8. The politics of the military entourage; 9. The military entourage and the 'preventive war'; 10. The war years; 11. The entourage: its influence and responsibility.

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This volume analyzes the entourage of the last German Kaiser to explain the peculiar decisions taken by Germany's leaders from 1888 to 1918.