Germany 1866-1945 (Oxford History of Modern Europe) 1st Edition by Gordon A. Craig (PDF)

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Some wear creasing to cover. Owner/company stamp at fore edge. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: Review “An excellent text–indispensable.”–James M. Bruphy, University of Delaware”All-encompassing for the period.”–David R. Stevenson, University of Nebraska, Kearney”The best book of its kind, period.”–Richard R. Laurence, Michigan State University”Excellent book, enjoyable to read, stimulating to students.”–Andrew R. Carlson, Western Michigan University”Absolutely superb….By far the best book on modern Germany in any language and an excellent starting-point for further reading….Ideal for more advanced students.”–Herman Beck, University of Miami About the Author Gordon A. Craig is at Stanford University (Emeritus).

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

⭐This book pairs with “German History 1770-1866” by James J. Sheehan. Both are very densely written with many footnotes, which makes them a tough but entertaining read for anyone interested in a thorough overview of recent German history.

⭐The seller sent this book fast and in good condition. The book itself was written by an Oxford University professor, hence it is a boring read. Too many unnecessary big vocabulary words that my generation can do without. The facts and details of what went on in Germany politically during this time is very detailed. If you are interested in the why and how Germany started two of the worst wars in world history this book certain explains how this occurred . This book is imformative but I don’t reccomend it for a casual reader who wants a general overview of what happened rather than all the boring details.

⭐This book was very informative. It is not a work on military tactics or a light read. It is an excellent source on the Germans, but I would highly recommend you read “The Germans” also by Craig , prior to reading this book.

⭐This book has it all. An excellent coverage of arguably the most important era of German history written in a lucid and very readable style. One thing: I bought this book used and, if you’re like me, it is full of highlighted sections that nauseate. There is a special circle of hell for those who apply a highlighter to a good book. That’s assuming Old Scratch could even accept such a depraved creature into Hell.

⭐Well laid out German history explains a lot of things that happened and became causes of what took place later. Not often covered in this detail in US.

⭐This is an excellent history of Germany. It’s a wealth of knowledge and will help one understand the beginnings of both World Wars. I love the section on Bismarck.

⭐This is one of the most masterful works on German political history as social process. The breadth of understanding of the subject is masterful.

⭐Well, clearly, DMP is representative, in his review, of his generation and suffers from not only a goldfish’s attention span, but also a lack of appreciation for this work. Or probably the utility of history in general. Reload the floor-standing bong, bro….Gordon Craig had an office at Stanford, I know, I saw it in 1990 when I visited the campus, considering graduate work. I own this book, and used it as part of the immortal Robt. Pois’s class on Modern German History at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1988. This work is the plinth on which Pois built his epic lectures on the unification of Germany, Bismarckianism, the failure of the Weimar Republic and the rise of National Socialism. That’s right, history-ignorers, the Nazis were Socialists. It is larded with pithy diplomatic truisms: “Initiative without tact is like a flood without dikes.” Freidrich von Holstein (1895) These truisms resonate today in global diplomacy. And when it goes south, you wind up with people like Kim Jong Un. So, as Walter White would say, “There’s that.” Buy this book, read it, and absorb its lessons for humanity. I leave you with Konrad Adenauer’s admonition: “A Prussian is a Slav who has forgotten who his grandfather was.”

⭐I ploughed my way through the first three chapters of this book without being able to extract one useful piece of information. Ithen gave up.In order to access Mr Craig’s undoubtedly large body of knowledge on German history his book assumes that you also have a comprehensive knowledge of German history – in which case why read the book?Sadly this is yet another of the countless number of books penned by academics who clearly do not stop for one moment to consider the reader. The book is essentially a dialogue between Mr Craig and . . . . er, Mr Craig! He clearly does not consider it to be his task to inform the reader but rather simply to air his thoughts and knowledge without any thoight or concern as to who may be listening.Mr Craig is most certainly a respected and eminent academic, but sadly like many such he is a poor teacher.What is the value of such a book if it does not teach those who wish to learn?If you want to learn about German history look elsewhere because this work is not going to help you.

⭐really good not to heavy a read .. hopefully I will get a good mark because of this book .. fingers crossed.

⭐A great book for anyone studying A Level German History. Easy to understand and goes into great detail on all aspects of the topic, and also very quotable.

⭐Just as described.

⭐Fantastic value buy

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