Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman is a biography of the German statesman Otto von Bismarck by the English historian A. J. P. Taylor. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Hamish Hamilton in June 1955. In a book review written in 1943, Taylor wrote that "to write a life of Bismarck within reasonable compass would be one of the greatest of historical achievements; but perhaps it is impossible. The material is overwhelming; and to make matters worse, Bismarck himself has left, in speeches, conversations or his reminiscences, versions of all the
The Statesman (India) the leading English newspapers in West Bengal, India. "The Statesman" is a direct descendant of two newspapers, "The Englishman" and "The Friend of India", both published in Calcutta (now Kolkata). "The Englishman" was started by Robert Knight, who was previously the principal founder and editor of The Times of India. Knight founded "The Statesman and New Friend of India" on 15 January 1875, which later adopted the current name. The "Statesman" was managed by a British corporate group until it transferred ownership to a consortium of companies with N A Palkhivala as Chairman in the mid-1960s. The first editor assigned