Table of Contents

Prefatory note; Introductory. Centralism and federalism in German history; 1. The Empire as champion of the Christian world (900–1050); 2. The contest between Empire and Papacy (1056–1250); 3. The disintegration of the Empire (1250–1493); 4. The contest between Empire and Territories (1493–1648); 5. The Empire in decay (1648–1786); 6. The collapse of the Empire (1786–1815); 7. The German Confederation (1815–66); 8. The Bismark Empire (1867–90); 9. The Empire of William II (1890–1918); 10. The Weimar Republic (1918–33); Epilogue. The Nazi dictatorship; Index.

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Originally published in 1944, this book provides a concise history of Germany, from 900 AD up until the Nazi dictatorship.