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A review by profetatha
The Shortest History of Germany by James Hawes
4.0
Starting as wild barbaric tribes on the East side of the Rhine to being the foremost European leader; surely a worthy tale.
Having studied German history for some time and being a German myself, I found this book very interesting. It give you a good overview of the most significant events in the central European history, which have forged the modern nation Germany.
The book contains some very interesting ideas and perspective on the German history. Surely the Rhine-Elba-East Elbia theory is worth a thought and surely has some truth to it. Also the approach on Prussian history and declive, the depth of the German society and the analysis on why the NS-State could exist and how this all has influence on the modern dynamic of Germany are well documented and interesting. Worth a read for sure.
I do not fully agree with the last thesis of the book. Seeing the Wiedervereinigung as a bad decision and something to reverse is surely more a radical left/right idea than a democrats approach. Using history to revise this is more in the camp of revisionist ideas than a modern democrat.
The book is well written, fast to read and has interesting ideas in it. You can read it in a week, a long flight or a rainy weekend.
Having studied German history for some time and being a German myself, I found this book very interesting. It give you a good overview of the most significant events in the central European history, which have forged the modern nation Germany.
The book contains some very interesting ideas and perspective on the German history. Surely the Rhine-Elba-East Elbia theory is worth a thought and surely has some truth to it. Also the approach on Prussian history and declive, the depth of the German society and the analysis on why the NS-State could exist and how this all has influence on the modern dynamic of Germany are well documented and interesting. Worth a read for sure.
I do not fully agree with the last thesis of the book. Seeing the Wiedervereinigung as a bad decision and something to reverse is surely more a radical left/right idea than a democrats approach. Using history to revise this is more in the camp of revisionist ideas than a modern democrat.
The book is well written, fast to read and has interesting ideas in it. You can read it in a week, a long flight or a rainy weekend.