Imperial Germany 1871

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Imperial Germany, 1871–1918 / edited by James Retallack.

p. cm.—(Short Oxford history of Germany)

Includes index.

ISBN 978–0–19–920487–8—ISBN 978–0–19–920488–5 1. Germany—History—1871–1918.

I. Retallack, James N.

DD220.I645 2008

943.08’4—dc22

2008000936

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