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Blood and Iron
- The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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In a unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War.
Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser, convincing proud Prussians, Bavarians and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France—all without destroying itself in the process?
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"The best biography of the Second Reich in years.... It will undoubtedly become the essential account of this vitally important part of European history." (Andrew Roberts)
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- Well That Aged Well
- 05-05-23
Great book BUT
Great book, and a decent narrator. BUT there is some minor background noises which is rather annoying. (And I am a person that is really bothered by this kind of stuff). But it serves as a great introduction to The Prussian Empire.
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- mark
- 14-02-23
very good read.
Extremely well written. narration was captivating.
Really enjoyed how it was broken down and explained. Outstanding book in all aspects.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-01-23
Amazing book!
Really enjoyed this book. It gives a sense of the achievement of uniting Germany in the 19th century, and how this changed the course of Europe.
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- Jason O'Mahony
- 05-02-24
Fascinating insight.
What I found most interesting was how the Reich was not a dictatorship. An authoritarian state definitely but one where the elected Reichstag and popular opinion in the country had to be heeded first by Bismarck and later Wilhelm. A brisk fast-paced read that gives a clear picture of the country’s emergence as the dominant nation of continental Europe. Well worth a read.
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- Cato
- 19-04-24
poor reading
it sounds as if it were read by a machine, what a pity for such a good book
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