A Concise History of Germany

With such a complex and complicated history, I think that this book does an excellent job of allowing a person with a somewhat limited knowledge of German history to get a basic foothold on how Germany came to be what it is today.

Good for studies

I bought this because I am learning German and wanted to understand a bit more about the history of Germany. The book did not disappoint. It's frustratingly brief in places but that doesn't matter because you can always look up details once you know an event existed. It can be a little hard going in places but in general it reads well.

Just what it says it does. Good level of detail for a concise volume.

This is an excellent book in that the author goes beyond the classic treatment of the behaviour of rulers and also incorporates the lives of the ordinary people. Her treatment of the recent history of Germany is clear and analytical. Highly enjoyable and highly recommended.

I just returned from a trip to Germany and this book provided a helpful history so I could understand the culture more completely.

The book does a good job of outlining the murky origins of the German lands.

It os a book

I got a PROOF version for a full price. It's really unpleasant to read with those markings all over the book.