The third edition ofA History of Germanytraces the dramatic social, cultural, and political tensions in Germany since 1918.Offers a persuasive interpretation of the dynamics of twentieth-century German historyTreats German history from 1918-2008 from the perspective of division and reunification, covering East and West German history in equal depthCovers the self-destructive Weimar Republic, the extremes of genocide and military aggression in the Nazi era, the division of the nation in the Cold War, and the collapse of communist East Germany and unification in 1990New edition includes updates throughout, especially covering the Nazi period and the Holocaust; a new chapter on Germany since the 1990s; and a substantially revised and updated bibliographyThe EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.