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Synopsis for Thurs morning (25th Feb) JW3 zoom class

Germany: An old friend, a new enemy


  1. Introduction : We are all related

  2. 1714 - 1815 -1914

  3. 1841 : Albert, The Good German

  4. 1858 : Vicky, the Good Englishwoman

  5. 1870 : The turning point

  6. 1914 : The Enemy part 1

  7. 1940 : The Enemy part 2

  8. 1973-2016 : Friend and Ally

  9. 2016: Germany still hovers in the wings


Two Books

Englanders and Huns by James Hawes

Our German Cousins by John Mander

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