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HistoryGERMANYthe land of Goethe and Himmler, of Catholic South and Protestant North, of music and mili tarismtragically in conflict through out her history, now the frontier where Russia and the West stand face to face. Defeated in two great wars in half a century, Germany has twice risen from the ruins to regain her place among the major powers. Yet she remains artificially separated into two states, whose future spells the future of both West and East. To understand the vital and for midable role Germany plays in our lives we must know her past. From the moment Julius Caesar crossed the Rhine to Konrad Adenauer s bootstrap operation, this book gives us the facts of a vast and troubled history. next |