The Shortest History of Germany: From Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel-A Retelling for Our Times

James Hawes

Mar 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies

About this audiobook

2,000 YEARS OF HISTORY IN ONE RIVETING AFTERNOON A country both admired and feared, Germany has been the epicenter of world events time and again: the Reformation, both World Wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall. It did not emerge as a modern nation until 1871-yet today, Germany is the world's fourth-largest economy and a standard-bearer of liberal democracy. "There's no point studying the past unless it sheds some light on the present," writes James Hawes in this brilliantly concise history that has already captivated hundreds of thousands of readers. "It is time, now more than ever, for us all to understand the real history of Germany."

About the author

James Hawes studied German at University of Oxford and University College London, then held lectureships in German at the universities of Maynooth, Sheffield, and Swansea. The author of several books, including Speak for England, he leads the MA in creative writing at Oxford Brookes University.

Matthew Lloyd Davies is a veteran actor, audiobook narrator, and director. Throughout his acting career, he has made regular appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, in the West End, on international tours, and in award-winning television shows and films.