Blood and Iron: How Prussia Unified Germany, 1864–1871
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On January 18, 1871, the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles witnessed one of the most influential power political changes in the 19th century - the declaration of the establishment of the German Empire. The loose confederacy that had lasted for hundreds of years in Central Europe came to an end, and a nation-state was born that continued to reshape the European continent with its geographical location, territorial scale and economic strength. Why did the unfinished business of the predecessors succeed now? Historian Christoph Jarre adopts a new perspective in this book, retelling the ups and downs of Prussia's "iron and blood" efforts to promote German reunification, and revealing the profound impact of the establishment of the empire on the contemporary world.
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