A review by laticsexile
The Shortest History of Germany by James Hawes

informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

Filled in a few gaps in my knowledge of the country. Very difficult to be thorough in such a short book, and so it cut corners on the bits that most people would know and focused instead on the dynamics within the country. A lot of the content is the views of author rather than cold hard facts, particularly around how toxic Prussia was and eastern Germany still remains. Too many generalisations for it to be a great book, but it rattles along and is a good primer to someone without a good working knowledge of German history.