| The Germans and Europe: A Personal Frontline History Contributor(s): Millar, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1911350587 ISBN-13: 9781911350583 Publisher: Arcadia Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - History | Social History - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.90 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on a lifetime living in and reporting on Germany and Central Europe, award-winning journalist and author Peter Millar tackles the fascinating and complex story of the people at the heart of our continent. Focussing on nine cities (only six of which are in the Germany of today) he takes us on a zigzag ride back through time via the fall of the Berlin Wall through the horrors of two world wars, the patchwork states of the Middle Ages, to the splendour of Charlemagne and the fall of Rome, with side swipes at everything on the way, from Henry VIII to the Spanish Empire. Included are mini portraits of aspects of German culture from sex and money to food and drink. Not just a book about Germany but about Europe as a whole and how we got where we are today, and where we might be tomorrow. |