ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1930 this book discusses the critical moments in German history, with a view to surveying the development of the German nation and an attempt to understand the events of the 1920s with reference to significant chapters in Germany history from the past.

chapter

Introduction

chapter Chapter I|12 pages

The Origin of the German Realm

chapter Chapter II|16 pages

The External Tasks of the Realm

chapter Chapter IV|21 pages

The Territorial States

chapter Chapter V|15 pages

The Conquest of the North-East

chapter Chapter VII|21 pages

The Reformation

chapter Chapter VIII|18 pages

The Thirty Years’ War

chapter Chapter IX|14 pages

The Louis XIV Era

chapter Chapter X|24 pages

Prussia in Triumph and in Eclipse

chapter Chapter XI|18 pages

The Growth of National Self-Consciousness

chapter Chapter XII|39 pages

Prussia’s Share in the Struggle for Unity