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Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power is a good one. The same author has also written Iron Kingdom - the Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600 - 1947, which isn't solely about Imperial Germany, but covers it along with the rest of Prussian history.
Yep. I would say that Christopher Clark is the current authority in the anglophone world.
Came in purely to say Christopher Clark. Emu'd.
Though I haven't actually read Iron Kingdom, but I've been told to read it enough times that it's something I seriously want to get round to.
Though I haven't actually read Iron Kingdom, but I've been told to read it enough times that it's something I seriously want to get round to.
Not solely Germany but Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria at War is good for the 19:14-1918 period
This is a very good book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Contesting-German-Empire-Past/dp/1405129972 Basically a series of essays on different aspects of Imperial Germany, and goes through all the (many) historical controversies about the period, so gives you a good additional reading list.
I'm also a fan of Matthew Jeffries' Imperial Culture in Germany, which talks more about cultural developments (with a very broad definition of culture): https://he.palgrave.com/page/detail...y-18711918-matthew-jefferies/?k=9781403904218
James Retallack's Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II is reccomendable too, if a bit old now: https://www.amazon.com/Germany-Wilhelm-Studies-European-History/dp/0312160313
I'm also a fan of Matthew Jeffries' Imperial Culture in Germany, which talks more about cultural developments (with a very broad definition of culture): https://he.palgrave.com/page/detail...y-18711918-matthew-jefferies/?k=9781403904218
James Retallack's Germany in the Age of Kaiser Wilhelm II is reccomendable too, if a bit old now: https://www.amazon.com/Germany-Wilhelm-Studies-European-History/dp/0312160313
Iron Kingdom : The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
It's a great book in my opinion and it covers the dates you are looking for and it provides a lot of context around imperial Germany, which is incredibly important.
It's a great book in my opinion and it covers the dates you are looking for and it provides a lot of context around imperial Germany, which is incredibly important.