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I enjoyed this portrayal of germany which starts with the middle ages and brings us to the early 21st century. You can move from one level to the next and gradually ramp up your reading skills. In one concise volume, hagen schulze brilliantly conveys the full sweep of german history, from the days of the romans to the fall of the berlin wall. It came out in 1945 in switzerland, one year after misess omnipotent government and hayeks road to serfdom. This third edition of mary fulbrooks muchadmired and popular introduction to german history provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of the story of the german lands and peoples from the early middle ages to the present day. Even though large bookstores have for the most part shut down in america there are still many independent bookstores. It covers mainly the history from the french revolution until the last decade of the 20th century, but it has an introductory chapter on the centuries before. A concise history of germany cambridge university press.
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