The Shortest History of Germany

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Published Sept. 19, 2017 by Old Street Publishing.

ISBN:
978-1-910400-41-8
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A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871--yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy.

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There.much of interest here, but a lot.if.it.was presented in a very confused/confusing way - that may be a product if trying to fit 1800 years into a slim book.
The maps are awful.
The focus on Prussia/"East Elbia"/GDR as the root of all evil in Germany feels simplistic, but I don't have enough knowledge of German history to counter it.

I need to read a proper history.

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