BBC Radio 4 - The Invention of Germany

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Misha Glenny presents a three part history of Germany before the world wars

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3/3 Misha Glenny charts the emergence of a unified Germany in 1871.

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2/3 Misha Glenny explores the rise of Prussia, dispelling several myths along the way.

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1/3 How the events of the Thirty Years War hugely influenced later German nationalists.

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3/3 Misha Glenny charts the emergence of a unified Germany in 1871.

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Sun 29 Apr 2012 13:30 BBC Radio 4

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