description: Taking the reader from the tribes of the Roman Empire and the medieval dynasties, to the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification, the author shows that the Germans are people who desire national unity, yet have kept themselves from it by aligning with autocratic territorial governments and regional cultures.
language: English
title: A Mighty Fortress: A New History of the German People 100BC to the 21st Century
titlecomplete: A Mighty Fortress: A New History of the German People 100BC to the 21st Century
genres: Medieval, History, Politics, European History, German Literature, Historical, World History, Germany, Nonfiction, Cultural
ratings_count: 543
publisher: Granta Books