Don't Mention The War by John Ramsden
* An entertaining, informative and readable book about the rivalries between Britain and Germany over the last hundred years
A lucid, funny history of our attitude to the Germans since the Victorian age, encompassing everything from the Battle of the Somme to Fawlty Towers * Dominic Sandbrook, DAILY TELEGRAPH Books of the Year 2006 *
Ramsden's book traces an extraordinary relationship that was central to Europe's 20th centuryIn 1890 "an Anglo-German war seemed utterly fantastic" - but in 2001, beating Germany 5-1 could turn "perfectly sane people all over England" mad with joy. DON * GUARDIAN *
Germanophobes and Germanophiles alike will find much to enjoy in this glorious synthesis of anecdotes and prejudices * Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES *
Ramsden's perambulation through more than a century of inter-state relationships and anecdotes is as amusing as it is enlightening * GLASGOW HERALD *
Ramsden's book traces an extraordinary relationship that was central to Europe's 20th centuryIn 1890 "an Anglo-German war seemed utterly fantastic" - but in 2001, beating Germany 5-1 could turn "perfectly sane people all over England" mad with joy. DON * GUARDIAN *
Germanophobes and Germanophiles alike will find much to enjoy in this glorious synthesis of anecdotes and prejudices * Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES *
Ramsden's perambulation through more than a century of inter-state relationships and anecdotes is as amusing as it is enlightening * GLASGOW HERALD *
John Ramsden is Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349115399 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349115397 |
| Title | Don't Mention The War |
| Author | John Ramsden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2007-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
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