The last palace : Europe's turbulent century in five lives and one legendary house

Eisen, Norman L. 1961- (author.).

Summary: "A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last hundred years of turbulent European history, as seen through one of Mitteleuropa's greatest houses--and the lives of its occupants"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780451495785 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
ix, 403 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Crown, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The golden son of the Golden City -- The king of coal -- Palace neverending -- The final child -- An artist of war -- The most dangerous man in the Reich -- Is Prague burning? -- 'If you're going through hell, keep going' -- 'He who is master of Bohemia is master of Europe' -- Lush life -- Small salvations -- 'Never, never, never give in' -- 'Nothing crushes freedom like a tank' -- A revolutionary production -- Truth prevails -- 'The past is never dead. It's not even past.'