The Early Germans (The Peoples of Europe)
‘This book delivers on its claim to be an overview of what is currently known about the early Germanic tribes and their impact on the declining classical civilizations. It is a good, up-to-date overview of the Germanic impact on Western civilization.’Choice‘The text is clear and compact, the maps, figures and photographs are apt and profuse, … thoroughly efficient work is rounded off with a thoughtful chapter on the treatment of the German past from antiquity to present.’History‘This very readable and most handsomely produced book provides a general introduction to the social structure, trade, customs, religion and craftsmanship of the Germanic peoples in northern Europe until about the end of the Roman Empire.’Medium Aevum