History of Germany: A Captivating Guide to German History, Starting from 1871 through the First World War, Weimar Republic, and World War II to the Present (Exploring Germany’s Past)

The reader interested in modern and European history related to Germany will find no better read. All the essential facts are presented in interesting and readable text with some pertinent maps and images.

Lots of details that flow nicelyWithout too much verbiage.Clear and concise and quiteEducationalCame away with a full understanding of the time period

Well written and easy to read Covers the primary events of German history with out very bogged down in the details worth the time.

This book met my expectations as a Christmas gift for my grandson who enjoyed a trip to Germany this year while taking high school German classes.

This is a comprehensive coverage of a country that has weathered a series of radical changes over many years.There's just a couple of spelling and punctuation oops.Even if you think you know ALL there is to know about Germany, you may well learn more..The book includes detailed coverage of the two 'world wars' - but glosses briefly over the 76 years, or so, since the end on WWII.

Though it's an general introduction to modern German history, you get so much more than expected, especially for the price.

First, I would like to say that this is an excellent book. This is the rich, sweeping history of a great nation and a great people, all well-told in a well-written narrative. The History of Germania tells of the early BC tribes, the battles, the heroes and the stories. There are so many great episodes over the changing landscape of Europe and the shifting lines and allegiances. The second book, History of Germany, tells the history of Germany since unification of all the German principalities into a single nation, up to the present day. My criticism of this bundled book is this: Despite the long rich and colorful history of one of the most important nations of Europe, if you ask anybody about Germany, what do they say? Hitler and Nazis. Who doesn't know about them? Yet the author spends almost half of the first book talking about the rise and fall of Hitler. I don't feel that, given the long and colorful history of Germany, literally in the middle of Europe, and how much it influenced all of European, and by extension, world, history, that that much of the volume should be devoted to it. It could well compose another book. Also, what often irks me, is that the author often moralizes using 21st century morality. One cannot judge the past by today's standards. We are not there, in the time. The past was often rough, and to stand here in judgement 75 years longer is totally out of context. The victors write the history, and we often see it from only one perspective. Often, from another perspective, it ma look completely different. I would prefer that a history writer would just present the facts and allow me to draw my own conclusion.That being said, it is still an excellent book.

It was informative.