One of A.J.P. Taylor's best-known books, The Course of German History is a notoriously idiosyncratic work. Composed in his famously witty style, yet succinct to the point of sharpness, this is one of the great historian's finest, if more controversial, accomplishments. As Taylor himself noted, 'the history of the Germans is a history of extremes. It contains everything except moderation.' He could, of course, simply be referring to his own book.
Introduction ix Chris Wrigley Preface xvii Divided Germany: the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire 1(25) The ascendancy of France, 1792-1814 26(17) The German Confederation: the years of Austro--Prussian partnership, 1815-48 43(24) 1848: the year of German liberalism 67(30) The ascendancy of Austria, 1849--60 97(13) The conquest of Germany by Prussia, 1862--71 110(20) Bismarckian Germany: the ascendancy of Prussia, 1871--90 130(29) The Germany of William II: the conquest of Prussia by Germany, 1890--1906 159(21) The crisis of Hohenzollern Germany, 1906-16 180(20) The Rule of the German Army, 1916--19 200(23) Republican interregnum, 1919--30 223(20) Demagogic dictatorship and the completion of German unity after 1930 243(26) Some Books on German History 269(2) Index 271
A.J.P. Taylor (1906-90). British political and diplomatic historian, and noted journalist. He was the author of numerous bestselling works, including Bismarck, English History 1914-1945, The Origins of the Second World War and The War Lords.
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