A History of Germany 1918 - 2008

The third edition of A History of Germany traces thedramatic social, cultural, and political tensions in Germany since1918. * Offers a persuasive interpretation of the dynamics oftwentieth-century German history * Treats German history from 1918-2008 from the perspective ofdivision and reunification, covering East and West German historyin equal depth * Covers the self-destructive Weimar Republic, the extremes ofgenocide and military aggression in the Nazi era, the division ofthe nation in the Cold War, and the collapse of communist EastGermany and unification in 1990 * New edition includes updates throughout, especially coveringthe Nazi period and the Holocaust; a new chapter on Germany sincethe 1990s; and a substantially revised and updatedbibliography