Frederick the Great discussion post 11

[cahn]

In our last installment, our heroes found that Henri de Catt's memoirs, a major source for current biographers of Frederick the Great, are not to be trusted!!

rheinsberg

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Re: Katte! - The Koser take

[mildred_of_midgard]

To reply to your ETA: ugh, ugh, and ugh. It is unfortunate that we have to read people like Preuss, Lavisse, and Koser, who all have very different but unpleasant takes on the FW as abuser and Frederick as the Great, in order to get at primary sources. I share your need for a palate cleanser.

Also, no wonder I had no idea about poor Gundling. Scholarship has failed me. Wikipedia is the way and the truth! :P