
Ninety-Nine Days
How the Year of the Three Emperors Set the Stage for World War I
Richard Croft(Author)
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Published on 26. February 2026
240 pages
978-3-565-27461-1 (ISBN)
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In the year 1888, the German Empire saw three different Kaisers sit upon the throne in rapid, tragic succession. Wilhelm I died in old age; his son, the liberal-minded Frederick III, ruled for a mere 99 days before succumbing to throat cancer; and finally, the volatile Wilhelm II took power. This narrow window of time forever altered the trajectory of the 20th century.
What if Frederick III had lived? Historians have long debated the devastating butterfly effect of his premature death. A liberal Germany under Frederick might have allied closely with Britain, fostering a democratic progression that could have entirely neutralized the escalating tensions in Europe. Instead, a tiny tumor handed the keys of the continent's greatest military power to a young, insecure, and aggressively militaristic emperor.
This meticulous historical deep-dive analyzes the diplomatic, medical, and political chaos of 1888. It explores the bitter feuds between German and British physicians over Frederick's diagnosis and the immediate purges enacted by Wilhelm II upon his father's death.
Through the lens of these 99 days, readers will uncover the tragic personal drama that dismantled Bismarck's delicate European peace and laid the irreversible foundations for the horrors of World War I.
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