{"product_id":"9780141988887","title":"Iron and Blood : A Military History of the German-speaking Peoples since 1500","description":"\u003cp\u003e*WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY*\n\u003cbr\u003e*A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'No one interested in the history of Europe can afford not to read this stupendous book' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIron and Blood is a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book, encompassing five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier, from Switzerland to the North Sea. Wilson's narrative considers everything from weapons development to recruitment to battlefield strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGermans' military impact on the rest of Europe has been immense. If there is one constant it has been the sense of being beset by seemingly more powerful enemies - France or Russia or Turkey - and the need to strike a rapid knockout blow to ensure a favourable result. Almost inevitably, this has in practice meant protracted, relentless and often unwinnable wars, and - in 1939-1945 - moral catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author of definitive books on the Holy Roman Empire and the Thirty Years War, Peter Wilson has with Iron and Blood written his masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hugely impressive' Richard J. Evans, Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52312802951479,"sku":"EB_HI0800_C04-06_DHS","price":124.95,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3548\/7543\/files\/9780141988887-1_e31abdb3-9d7c-40d5-899d-b9def60db65b.jpg?v=1793199298","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.my\/products\/9780141988887","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Malaysia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}