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A History of Germany among 100 Objects

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[de] hermann Schaefer

Translated by Chen Xiaoli

2020-12 Social Science Literature Press

What do the three items in common, the plate armor, Frederick the Great's snuff box and the 1954 World Cup ball? They are all silent witnesses to German history. If German history consists of 100 mosaics, they are 3 of them.

As the main representative of Germany's major museums, Hermann Schaefer spliced together these 100 mosaics to form this rich book. Easy to read, the book is like a treasure chest for non-professional readers interested in history, and there are always new discoveries: reading the book's 100 fascinating little stories is equivalent to reading the history of Germany – it starts with prehistory and presents a splendid panorama of the past 2,000 years of history.

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