The Shortest History of Germany

Read in an afternoon. Remember for a lifetime.

In his acclaimed new bestseller, now in paperback, James Hawes tells the story of Europe's most admired and feared country, from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel. With more than 100 maps and images, this is a fresh, concise and entertaining attempt to answer the question: are the Germans really us, or them?

About the author

James Hawes studied German at Hertford College, Oxford and UCL, then held lectureships in German at the universities of Maynooth, Sheffield and Swansea. He has published six novels with Jonathan Cape. Speak for England (2005) predicted Brexit, and it has been adapted for the screen by Andrew Davies. His earlier non-fiction title, Englanders and Huns, was shortlisted for the Political Books of the Year Awards in 2015. He leads the MA in Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes University.

Report

'An excellent little book... [Hawes] knows what he's on about and his conclusions are measured, but he favours clear, concise prose over dense academese. He has a sense of humour, and a sharp eye for similarities between then and now.'

SPECTATOR

'The Shortest History of Germany, a new, must-read book by the writer James Hawes, [recounts] how the so-called limes separating Roman Germany from non-Roman Germany has remained a formative distinction throughout the post-ancient history of the German people.'

ECONOMIST

'Sweeping and confident... has a frightening urgency'

OBSERVER

'Engaging... I suspect I shall remember it for a lifetime'

OLDIE

Product details

• Authors: James Hawes
• Publisher: Old Street Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781910400739
• ISBN: 978-1-910400-73-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 229 g
• Series: Shortest History; Shortest Histories The Shortest History of Germany
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Zweiter Weltkrieg, 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, 1910 bis 1919 n. Chr., Faschismus und Nationalsozialismus, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Moderne Kriegsführung