Sentence:  If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a <WSD>brief</WSD> allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Concise; taking few words. (from 15th c.)