Frederick the Great: King of Prussia

Part I. The sufferings and greatness of Frederick

The inheritance

The breaking of Frederick

The making of Frederick

The making of Frederick (part two)

The masterful servant of the state

Culture

Part II. War and peace

Peace and war, 1745-1756

The Seven Years War : the first three campaigns

The Seven Years War : disaster and survival

The Seven Years War : why Frederick won

A long peace, a short war and double diplomacy

Part III. On the home front

Public and nation

Light and dark on the home front

Country and town

At court and at home

Conclusion: Death and transfiguration.