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The Shortest History of Germany

From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel: A Retelling for Our Times

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The Shortest History of Germany

Von: James Hawes
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2,000 years of history in one riveting afternoon

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.

"There's no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present", writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers and listeners. "It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany."

©2019 James Hawes (P)2019 Tantor Deutschland Europa

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“An excellent little book . . . [Hawes] has a sense of humour, and a sharp eye for similarities between then and now.” (The Spectator)
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Danke für eine neutrale und informative Wiedergabe der deutschen Geschichte. Besonders interessant war der Blickwinkel, der sich vom klassischen Schulunterricht abhebt. Gerne mehr davon!

Gute Zusammenfassung der deutschen Geschichte

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As a German, this book gave me a different view on my history. Although to me it seems little logical to explain today’s behaviour by the past. We’ve been scarcely conditioned by our history classes at school beyond the World Wars. To someone who’s been socialised in a different schooling system, this might not be obvious.

Also: the speaker’s pronoun citation of German words made my ears bleed.

Apart from those reservations: great book

Overall great with some reservations

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Informative, entertaining and concise history of Germany. Can serve as a good introduction.
I enjoyed it.
Although you might take offense if you live in East Elbia :).

Concise and informative

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What a remarkable achievement to cram so much history into such a short book. But Hawes has a thread that runs all the way through this book and it’s not one many other historians pick up on. Now I’ll be the print version

Hawes in Germany

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It is not easy to give a review of this book. On one side I found it intriguing, on the other side almost polemical. I think it is written with a slightly negative attitude towards the Germans. Not that I am German or would feel offended, but it paints quite a dark picture of the Prussians and especially what the author calls the "EastElbians". I am not sure if this dark picture is justified or not. One could say the book is thought provoking. I think the audio book would be bearable, but if one is able to understand German, the book's narrators attempt to speak German is grotesque and for a "history book" he over dramatizes his speech.

Ummm....

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If you asked any random person on the street to pronounce the German words they would do a better job that this voice actor. This was unbearable. I'm German and most the time, I had no idea what he was talking about!
And also the last chapter has some strong political opinions that I think don't belong here. (I don't even necessarily disagree with the author, I just think it's the wrong place to utter them here)

The worst voiceover ever

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