Iron and Blood A Military History of the German-speaking Peoples Since 1500
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Peter H. Wilson is the author of the highly acclaimed Europe's Tragedy: A New History of the Thirty Years War (2009) and The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History (2016). He is the Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford.The scholarship of this book is breathtaking [and] Wilson relates it with a command of his subject that is unparalleled. <b>No one interested in the history of Europe, and of the Germans in particular, can afford not to read this stupendous book.</b>
- Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph
<b>Endlessly fascinating</b> ... History has returned to Europe, and <i>Iron and Blood</i> is an excellent place to start getting reacquainted with it.
- Oliver Moody, The Times
<b>Hugely impressive</b> ... By setting his account in the broader context of European history, Wilson launches a sustained attack on the teleological Prussocentrism of the traditional story.
- Richard J. Evans, Times Literary Supplement
<i>Iron and Blood </i>delves into politics, economics, technology and social developments. Its long view of Germany's military history, <b>magisterial detail and acute analysis provide a new understanding of what was once Europe's warring heart.</b>
The Economist
<b>Ambitious</b> ... While Germany cannot leave its past behind, it can learn from it, if it dares to look ... <i>Iron and Blood</i> is <b>a timely book</b>, arguing powerfully that 'German history should not be read backwards'.
- Katja Hoyer, History Today
<b>Formidably erudite</b> ... What is now Germany's shameful past was once Adolf Hitler's vision of the future. Reimagined by Vladimir Putin, that spectral vision now haunts our present. Hence the <b>importance and urgency </b>of Wilson's investigation.
- Daniel Johnson, The Critic
<b>A work of first-rate scholarship ... will become the starting point for all students of military history</b>, not only of Germany but of Europe as a whole.
- Jonathan Boff, BBC History Magazine
<b>An ambitious book which was badly needed </b>... illuminating on the complicated relationship between Prussia, both state and society, and its army .... <b>required reading for serious military historians.</b>
- Barney White-Spunner, Aspects of History
<p><b>There is much to admire in this book</b>, from the astounding breadth of its scholarship<br />to its exceedingly ambitious scope ... a fresh perspective on German history.</p>
- Stephen G. Fritz, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs