History of Prussia
by H.w Koch
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Author: H.w KochEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-06
ISBN: 0880291583
Number of pages: 326
Publisher: Barnes Noble
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Summary: 5 Stars
This book written by H.W Kock, I would say and I don't know if anyone can argue with this statement; that it is the definitive or top three books on Prussia. What is Prussia? What did it stand for? Why is it so important that because of Prussia, there is now a Germany? Read this book and you will surely find the answers to these questions and know a lot more about the History of Europe which was dominated by this small country in the 18th century. Is that too much to say? Read and see yourself.
Mr. Kock takes us back to the very begining, to the Teutonic Knights and ends it with the Unification of what is now Germany. In between he finds topics to fill this very luminous book from Frederick the Great, the Napoleonic Wars, the Enlightement and finally to the end of the French Second Republic and the begining of Germany. You will find that Prussia was involved in every facet of History in Europe since The wars of Revolution, not just France and Britain as it is believed today. The only part of this book that could add a little more would be more involment with the Bismark but I believe the author had a dislike of him so he is not touched very much. But let's not forget that the Iron chancelor was Prussian and worked hard to make his country the best it could be and succeded in doing so.
A very long read but very worth it. After you are done you will want to learn more of the facts that led to the Great War. Why was Prussia so aggresive? Simple, if you feel you are always surrounded and have no choice but to push back, at times, you push too hard and believe that you will always be victorious. In the end, that feeling of claustrophobia that Prussia had, led to it's demise by a king that "Was more German than Prussian and half English". That was the very sad truth about Prussia, a country whose name no one evokes and when one does many different feelings come to ones mind. Let's not remember the goose stepping but what it gave to Germany. It's greatest gift, it's unity.
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