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I just re-read this book for the first time since I was living in Berlin, Germany (S.O. 36) through most of the 80's. (My copy of this book is a dog-eared Avon paperback, fallen to pieces and carefully saved by means of rubber bands.) Like the book's author, I am multi-lingual (German, Dutch, French, with some Spanish, Wolof and Eve)/5(4).

First published 20 years ago, this book has been revised and reissued to reflect the changes that have taken place in Germany since then and more particularly since reunification in The book examines the vexed question of German nationhood, and asks whether the new unified Germany is free of the influences that have made German /5.

I just re-read this book for the first time since I was living in Berlin, Germany (S.O. 36) through most of the 80's. (My copy of this book is a dog-eared Avon paperback, fallen to pieces and carefully saved by means of rubber bands.) Like the book's author, I am multi-lingual (German, Dutch, French, with some Spanish, Wolof and Eve)/5(4).

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Germans: the biography of an obsession. [George Bailey] -- "The classic history of Germany, updated to include the Eastern European counterrevolution, the reunification, and the impact of recent events on Europe and the world.".

A compendious memoir by a US. linguist, journalist and sometime soldier whose reminiscences are pleasing though his concluding remarks on postwar Germany become a bit tiresome. Bailey begins with his fascination for Germans and their language, the latter serving him well during World War II when his translating ability led to interesting sessions with top brass and off-hours exploits with.

GERMANS: The Biography of an Obsession by George Bailey ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, A compendious memoir by a US.

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