John Roehl John Roehl was a historian of Imperial Germany and Europe, whose crucial work on the German emperor inspired the composition of this book, but who sadly passed away in October 2023. Most notable for his three-volume biography of Gerany's last emperor, Roehl transformed understandings of the causes of World War I and II. Over his career, he taught at the Universities of Hamburg, Freiburg, Princeton, and, for many years, at Sussex, which awarded him emeritus status in 1999. He won numerous awards, including the Wolfson Prize and the Einhard Prize for European Biography. Read More Read Less