Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. I. Introduction 1
5. II. The Prussian Court at the Opening of the Eighteenth Century 11
6. III. Frederick William the Man 23
7. IV. Frederick William Becomes King 44
8. V. The Building of the Army 62
9. VI. The Regiment of Giants 84
10. VII. Frederick William Creates the Prussian Bureaucracy 103
11. VIII. Frederick William's Attempts at Judicial Reform 124
12. IX. Education and Toleration 142
13. X. Frederick William the Mercantilist 161
14. XI. Frederick William as Diplomatist 187
15. XII. Frederick William Militarizes His Son 212
16. XIII. A Victorious General Succeeds the Military Organizer 239
17. Bibliography 257
18. Index 273