Read The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser

The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser

Arthur Newton Davis

4.9/5 (23479 ratings)

Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV THE KAISER'S DUAL PERSONALITY If I had come away from Germany in January, 1914, instead of in January, 1918, and had then written the impression I had gained of the Kaiser in the ten years I had known him, ( what a false picture I would have painted of the man! It would have been a picture of a man who in general appearance and bearing was every inch an emperor and yet who could exhibit all the courtesy, affability, and gentleness of the most democratic gentleman; a man soft of eye and kindly in expression; a man of wide reading and attainments, perhaps the most versatile man in the world; a man possessed of a most alert mind, a remarkable memory, and the keenest observation; a man who was not generous in nature and yet was at times considerate of others; a man of charming personality and amiability. It would have shown a man of unparalleled egotism, a man who was impatient of correction and who would brook no opposition. There might have been in the picture a suggestion of the dire lengths to which he would go to have his way, but it would have been only a suggestion. As far as that picture went, it would have been accurate; but it would have been sadly incomplete--with all the lights worked in, but lacking all the shadows. It took the war and its attendant horrors to reveal the Kaiser in his true colours. The war has not changed his character; it has uncovered it for all the world to see. Early in my association with him I happened to mention to the Kaiser that I appreciated the friendliness he showed me in invariably waving his hand at me as he passed my window when walking along the Tiergarten. "It's a good advertisement for you, Davis," he said. The people see me waving to you and they know you must be a good...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser. To get started finding The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1347157662

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV THE KAISER'S DUAL PERSONALITY If I had come away from Germany in January, 1914, instead of in January, 1918, and had then written the impression I had gained of the Kaiser in the ten years I had known him, ( what a false picture I would have painted of the man! It would have been a picture of a man who in general appearance and bearing was every inch an emperor and yet who could exhibit all the courtesy, affability, and gentleness of the most democratic gentleman; a man soft of eye and kindly in expression; a man of wide reading and attainments, perhaps the most versatile man in the world; a man possessed of a most alert mind, a remarkable memory, and the keenest observation; a man who was not generous in nature and yet was at times considerate of others; a man of charming personality and amiability. It would have shown a man of unparalleled egotism, a man who was impatient of correction and who would brook no opposition. There might have been in the picture a suggestion of the dire lengths to which he would go to have his way, but it would have been only a suggestion. As far as that picture went, it would have been accurate; but it would have been sadly incomplete--with all the lights worked in, but lacking all the shadows. It took the war and its attendant horrors to reveal the Kaiser in his true colours. The war has not changed his character; it has uncovered it for all the world to see. Early in my association with him I happened to mention to the Kaiser that I appreciated the friendliness he showed me in invariably waving his hand at me as he passed my window when walking along the Tiergarten. "It's a good advertisement for you, Davis," he said. The people see me waving to you and they know you must be a good...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser. To get started finding The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser

The Kaiser I Knew, my Fourteen Years With the Kaiser

More Books

The Kaiser's Web

The Kaiser's Web

The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon

The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon

Investigation of the Progress of the War Effort, Hearings ..., H. Res. 30 , March 25, 1943

Investigation of the Progress of the War Effort, Hearings ..., H. Res. 30 , March 25, 1943

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia

Annual Encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary

Annual Encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary

Proceedings of the ... Annual Encampment of the Department of Michigan, United Spanish War Veterans ..

Proceedings of the ... Annual Encampment of the Department of Michigan, United Spanish War Veterans ..

The Outlook

The Outlook

California. Court of Appeal (2nd Appellate District). Records and Briefs

California. Court of Appeal (2nd Appellate District). Records and Briefs

German Strategy in the Great War

German Strategy in the Great War