The history of the German people - from ancient times to the present day... Scattered tribes, who submitted to Rome only after long and cruel wars... Subjects of the Holy Roman Empire - and dozens of tiny, “toy” kingdoms and principalities of the Renaissance... A nation that gave the world many brilliant poets and writers, artists, philosophers and scientists - but also twice plunged humanity into the hell of world wars. How did it develop and take shape? What is it like today? Read about it in the book of the famous modern historian Steven Ozment!