Lost the thread in this one... follow up to the excellent volume 2. In this one, I think maybe the author was too close / too recent with the events. We get lots of hurrahs for specific people assisting in reform efforts for example- but it sounds more like shout outs to friends or associates of the author and not distant historical appreciation. Must also be that as i am much more familiar with this time period - lead up to WW I, for example, the narrative seems spotty and not always that helpful at getting the big picture (the point of a book like this). ( )