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Blood and Iron

The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918

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Blood and Iron

Written by: Katja Hoyer
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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In a unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War.

Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser, convincing proud Prussians, Bavarians and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France—all without destroying itself in the process?

©2021 Katja Hoyer (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd 19th Century Europe Germany Modern

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"The best biography of the Second Reich in years.... It will undoubtedly become the essential account of this vitally important part of European history." (Andrew Roberts)
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Author has done commendable job in summarising all the major events during the period! A good start for those who wishes to have a bird eye view of the German empire and it’s significant decision makers to understand the rise of Germany as one of the super powers of its time!

Amazing brief history of 2nd Reich!

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