In Brief

The German Empire, 1871-1918 The relentless pace of economic growth and social change put Imperial Germany at the very heart of Europe by the end of the 19th century. But it also created a nation that was dangerously unstable and almost destined to wage war on its neighbours. Roger Chickering’s new book provides one of the most comprehensive English-language accounts of this restless era. The German Empire, 1871-1918Roger ChickeringCambridge University Press, hbk, 636pp (£40)ISBN 978-1107026742 D-Day to VE Day: Month by month The final year of the Second World War was in some ways the most dramatic, particularly for the Western Allies, as they struggled to free Europe