Bismarck and the making of modern Germany.(The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor)(Book Review)

Contemporary Review | October 1, 2005| | Copyright

The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor. Robert Gerwarth. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]45.00. xii + 216 pages. ISBN 0-19928184-X.

There are few better ways of comprehending the spirit that motivates any country at a particular period in its history than looking at the way it views its great historical figures from the recent past. It is hardly surprising that in today's uncertain Britain, there was a much hyped publicity stunt by the BBC to find the 'Greatest Briton'. This at least provided welcome income for a gaggle of ...

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