The madness of Brexit has made me want to understand more about our good European home before we act out our temper tantrum. I knew so little about Germany, with the British preoccupation about the Nazis leaving little room for anything else. This book helped me gain a greater understanding of Germany, and introduced much that is admirable. A simple approach of introducing an object, building, artwork or similar to discuss a different theme in each chapter was very effective. Just like A History of the World in a Hundred Objects, this was a history of Germany in 30.