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The Invention Of...

Germany

Episode 1: The Thirty Years War

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Misha Glenny relates the siege of Magdeburg of 1631, when a huge city was burnt to the ground. The events of the Thirty Years War hugely influenced later German nationalists. Show more

The Invention Of...

Germany

Episode 2: The Rise of Prussia

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Misha Glenny explores the rise of Prussia, from Frederick the Great in 1740 to humiliation by Napoleon in 1806, dispelling several myths along the way. Show more

The Invention Of...

Germany

Episode 3: Germany Unified

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Misha Glenny charts the emergence of a unified Germany in 1871, and looks for the implications for what came next - namely two world wars. Show more