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A prize-winning historian reveals how Stalin—not Hitler—was the animating force of World War II in this major new history. World War II endures in the popular imagination as a heroic struggle between good and evil, with villainous Hitler driving its events. But Hitler was not in power when...

Over the past two decades, Germany’s global role has undergone a remarkable transformation. Following its peaceful reunification in 1990, Germany was on track to become an economic giant that had little in the way of foreign policy. Today, however, the country is a major European power that attracts praise and criticism in equal measure. This holds true both for Germany’s response to the recent surge of refugees - it welcomed more than one million people last year - and for its handling of the euro crisis.

Auch über 30 Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung bleibt die Diskussion über Ostdeutschland aktuell. Das Gefühl der Ungleichheit und mangelnden Anerkennung ist bei vielen Menschen in den neuen Bundesländern noch immer präsent. Doch bloßes Klagen reicht nicht aus. Was wir brauchen, sind praktische Lösungen.