The Germans by Gordon A. Craig (PDF)

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They have given mankind unique triumphs in science, literature, philosophy, music, and art. They have also produced Hitler and the Holocaust. They are romantic and conservative, idealistic and practical, proud and insecure, ruthless and good-natured. They are, in short, the Germans. In this definitive history, Professor Gordon A. Craig, one of the world’s premier authorities on Germany, comes to grips with the complex paradoxes at the heart of the German identity. His masterly study explores the roots of many contemporary institutions in German history and closely examines such topics as religion, money, Germans and Jews, women, professors and students, romantics, literature and society, soldiers, Berlin, and the German language. Craig also discusses the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German reunification, while offering invaluable insights into Germany’s pivotal role in world affairs for over a century.

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author Gordon A. Craig was a Scottish-American historian of German and diplomatic history. He studied history at Princeton and was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford, before serving in the US Marine Corps during World War II. In 1941, he coedited the book Makers of Modern Strategy: Military Thought from Machiavelli to Hitler, which was intended to serve as a strategic thinking guide for military leaders during World War II. Some of Craig’s other books include The Germans; The Politics of the Prussian Army 1640–1945; Europe Since 1914; The End of Prussia; Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Problems of Our Time; and Politics and Culture in Modern Germany. Craig was unique in that he envisioned history as less of a social science and more of a human discipline, seeking to interconnect the study of history with the study of literature. Gordon A. Craig passed away in 2005.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Highly informative….. tedious read ..print is SMALL!

⭐Interesting with great insight to the people and culture over the years.

⭐I have a fascination for anything foreign and I found The Germans very fascinating for its culture and its people! Informative! Good read!

⭐I am enjoying this book, but it seems to be written more toward an audience who knows the history and background already. This is why I don’t give it five stars.

⭐Item in great condition.

⭐This is an interesting book. I would suggest it for anyone wanting to learn German. It shipped fast.

⭐I had to read it by skipping around……

⭐very informative and well written

⭐Liest sich auch in English sehr flüssig und bleibt immer spannend. Für mich als Kriegskind war besonders interessant, wie die Person Hitlers von einem Ausländer gesehen wird, weil Craig objektiv bleibt und zugesteht, dass Hitler eine große Ausstrahlung hatte und die Deutschen nicht einfach dumm hinter jemand hergerannt sind, der sich zum Führer machte. Sehr lesenswert. Besonders zu empfehlen für Deutsche, die gern ins Ausland reisen, denn auch heute noch sollte man sich klar sein, dass Deutsche im Ausland mit besonderen Augen angesehen werden. auch wenn das Nazi-Regime lange vorbei ist.

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