{"product_id":"2026100007356-secondhand-russia-and-germany-a-century-of-conflict","title":"Russia And Germany: A Century Of Conflict","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the battlefields of the First World War to the ideological showdowns of the Cold War, Russia and Germany: A Century of Conflict chronicles one of the most turbulent and consequential relationships in modern history — a saga of rival empires, clashing ideologies, and catastrophic wars that reshaped the entire world. Walter Laqueur, one of the twentieth century's most authoritative historians of Europe and the Soviet Union, dissects the complex geopolitical, cultural, and military entanglements between two great powers whose fates were inextricably — and often violently — intertwined across a hundred years of upheaval.\n\nLaqueur's analysis is rigorous yet accessible, moving with authority through the dynastic rivalries of the Wilhelmine era, the brutal collision of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, and the uneasy post-war ideological standoff. His prose is precise and unflinching, illuminating how mutual suspicion, ideological hatred, and competing imperial ambitions repeatedly dragged both nations — and the rest of the world — into catastrophe. A work of profound historical insight, this volume forces the reader to confront an enduring and unsettling question: what happens when two of history's most formidable powers cannot escape each other's orbit?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130995122395,"sku":"2026100007356-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/078ea005-1ae2-494e-8dc2-813149dab20c.png?v=1786593948","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007356-secondhand-russia-and-germany-a-century-of-conflict","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}