Munsey's Magazine, August 1914

# Munsey's Magazine, August 1914

This issue contains a biographical article on German Emperor Wilhelm II from childhood to maturity. The illustrated feature traces his formative years: his childhood at Potsdam, early military interests, education at Cassel Gymnasium as a common student (including manual school duties), university attendance at Bonn, and his courtship and 1881 marriage to Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. The narrative emphasizes Wilhelm's democratic upbringing despite his rank, his intense military focus, and his attendance at Queen Victoria's jubilee. It details his ascension to the throne in 1888 following his father Friedrich III's death, including his controversial isolation of the Neues Palais to suppress his father's critical memoirs. The article describes his close identification with the military and his characteristic directness, concluding with discussion of his early proclamations as Kaiser concerning army loyalty and future policy experiments. Numerous period photographs accompany the text.