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Author Hawes, J. M. (James M.), author.

Title The shortest history of Germany : from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel : a retelling for our times / James Hawes.

Publisher New York : The Experiment, c2019.

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 Superior adult nonfiction  943 H312s    AVAILABLE
Descript xvi, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Note Nonfiction.
Originally published: United Kingdom : Old Street Publishing, 2017.
Includes index.
Contents In the proto-beginning -- Part 1. The first half-millennium (58 BC-526 AD) -- The Romans create the Germans, then the Germans take over Rome -- Part 2. The second half millennium (526 AD-983 AD) -- The Germans restore Rome -- Part 3. The third half-millennium (983 AD-1525 AD) -- There is a battle for Germany -- Part 4. The fourth half-millennium (1525 AD-the present) -- Germany goes two ways.
Summary "An narrative history that offers a fresh take on the last 2,000 years of Germany's history--from the invention of the word "German" by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, through the rise of Nazi Germany, and up to the present day."--Provided by publisher.
Subject Germany -- History.
ISBN/ISSN 1615195696
9781615195695 softcover