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The Invention of Germany

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

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    Episode 3

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    Available since Mon, 7 Nov 2011.

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

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    1. Episode 2

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      Available since Mon, 31 Oct 2011.

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

    2. Episode 1

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      Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.

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

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