The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of Wilhelm von Habsburg

The astonishing biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg, a nobleman born in Ukraine who repudiated his family to fight alongside the Ukrainian peasants in the hope of becoming king. When that dream was dashed, he became an ally of the German imperialists, a notorious French lover, a fiery monarchist, a calm opponent of Hitler, and a spy against Stalin. In this gripping narrative, award-winning historian Timothy Snyder offers an indelible portrait of an aristocrat whose life embodies the violent upheavals of the first half of the 20th century.