The German Empire, 1871–1918

'In this fine book, Roger Chickering combines the reflections of a scholarly lifetime with a remarkable command of the most recent historical literature. The German Empire, 1871-1918 is full of new information and sharp analysis, the work of a scholar at the top of his game.' James J. Sheehan, Stanford University 'Roger Chickering presents a general survey on the history of the German Empire which is based on more than forty years of research. His book brilliantly combines this research with the knowledge of the development of the scholarship and the curiosity and openness for new approaches. The result is a Totalgeschichte of the German Empires as a realm of multiple actions and experiences.' Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 'The sum-total of more than fifty years of research and reflection, this comprehensive, masterful history of Imperial Germany offers a new take on the much-debated question of what went wrong in the Second Reich. It is unlikely that we will see a better interpretation of this history any time soon.' Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann, University of California, Berkeley